Division I · The Summit League
North Dakota State University Men's Cross Country
Fargo, ND · the Bison · North Dakota State University overview
992
APR
98% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
North Dakota State University fields a men's cross country team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,302,245 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,434 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 Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,302,245 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,434 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$299,042 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Newell head coach | Head Coach | 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 →9,791undergraduates · 11,952 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 7,331 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,302,245
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $299,042
Cost
Full picture →$16,461net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,857 in-state · $15,511 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Men's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,461 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,791Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.67 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 13 | $59k | — | 63% | |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| University of Minnesota, Crookston Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 63 | 10 | $172k | — | 58% | |
| University of North Dakota Division I · The Summit League | 72 | — | — | 997 | 77% | |
| University of Jamestown Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 90 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 100 | — | — | — | 70% | |
| Northern State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 128 | — | — | — | 93% | |
| Saint John's University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 150 | — | — | — | 91% |
Other men's cross country programs in the The Summit League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Oral Roberts University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| South Dakota State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| University of North Dakota | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| University of South Dakota | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) | — | — | — | — | vs |
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