Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Men's Cross Country
Erie, PA · the Behrend Lions · Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College overview
12
Roster
2024–25 season
$18k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division III
$1,490
Per roster spot
median $3,124
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College fields a men's cross country team in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, about the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $17,883, well below the median of $37k — $1,490 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III men's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#187Team budgetof 217 · Division III#190Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#102Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$17,883 for the year
- Operating expenses$6,823 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,490 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$12,214 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Cooper head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division III roster spots3,158 217 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,226undergraduates · 3,323 students in all
Women 37% Men 63%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 4,827 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1320
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $17,883 $1,490 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $12,214
Cost
Full picture →$20,964net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,944 in-state · $26,668 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
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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 program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,964 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,226Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 4 | 7 | $129k | — | 83% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 5 | 13 | $154k | — | 77% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 34 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 40 | 11 | $39k | — | 79% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 46 | — | — | — | — | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 53 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 67 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 71 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 71 | 10 | $23k | — | 86% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 73 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 77 | — | — | 995 | 82% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 78 | 7 | $61k | — | 82% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College | 12 | $18k | $1,490 | — | vs | |
| La Roche University | 8 | $10k | $1,242 | — | vs | |
| Mount Aloysius College | 5 | $8k | $1,516 | — | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg | 7 | $7k | $961 | — | vs | |
| Carlow University | 2 | $5k | $2,610 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Altoona | — | — | — | — | vs |
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