Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
North Carolina State University Men's Cross Country
Raleigh, NC · the Wolfpack · North Carolina State University overview
993
APR
99% of players retained
40%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
North Carolina State University fields a men's cross country team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,539,922 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,897 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 Rate993 multi-year; 967 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,539,922 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,897 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,775,789 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rollie Geiger head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chad Pearson | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Jacob Seeber | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jackie Brooks | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Matt Schick | Assistant Coach / Assistant Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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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 →27,323undergraduates · 37,323 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →40%admitted · of 40,049 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1460
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,539,922
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,775,789
Cost
Full picture →$14,860net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,895 in-state · $31,767 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research North Carolina 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 divisionAdmissions40% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,860 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 27,323Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 2 | 1 | $24k | — | 97% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 2 | 10 | $124k | — | 30% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 18 | 8 | $92k | 966 | 90% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | — | — | 998 | 7% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | — | — | 975 | 19% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 26 | — | — | 1000 | 94% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 43 | 8 | $39k | — | 96% | |
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 46 | 9 | $56k | — | 75% | |
| Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 51 | 6 | $104k | — | 80% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 51 | 16 | $272k | 1000 | 67% | |
| University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas | 52 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 65 | — | — | 1000 | 46% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University at cap | 17 | $559k | $32,868 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Boston College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Florida State University | — | — | — | 972 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| Syracuse University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University | — | — | — | 981 | vs |
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