Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Norfolk State University Men's Cross Country
Norfolk, VA · the Spartans · Norfolk State University overview
973
APR
96% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Norfolk State University fields a men's cross country team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 973, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,383,178 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,870 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 314 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 926 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,383,178 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,870 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$88,438 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Giles head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division I roster spots854 314 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 280 0.35% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's cross country recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,510undergraduates · 6,045 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 10,211 applicants
SAT middle 50%840 – 1100
ACT middle 50%16 – 21
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 33%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate973
96% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,383,178
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $88,438
Cost
Full picture →$12,272net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,910 in-state · $21,412 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.32violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Norfolk State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,272 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,510Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.32 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batten University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 4 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Regent University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 5 | 7 | $33k | — | 41% | |
| Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 13 | 5 | $351k | 998 | 48% | |
| Christopher Newport University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 20 | 17 | $97k | — | 88% | |
| William & Mary Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 38 | — | — | 991 | 33% | |
| Elizabeth City State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 40 | 7 | $20k | — | 70% | |
| Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | 5 | $17k | — | 72% | |
| Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 69 | — | — | — | 89% | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 82 | — | — | 1000 | 93% | |
| Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 82 | 10 | $17k | — | 98% | |
| University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 86 | 16 | $210k | 1000 | 23% | |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland Division III · United East Conference | 93 | — | — | — | 75% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Central University room for 9 | 8 | $92k | $11,446 | 966 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University | — | — | — | 973 | vs | |
| Coppin State University | — | — | — | 942 | vs | |
| Delaware State University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Howard University | — | — | — | 947 | vs | |
| Morgan State University | — | — | — | 962 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University | — | — | — | 967 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | — | — | — | 935 | vs |
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