Division I · West Coast Conference
Pepperdine University Men's Cross Country
Malibu, CA · the Waves · Pepperdine University overview
18
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 17
$264k
Team budget
95th percentile in Division I
$14,649
Per roster spot
median $13,101
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
998
APR
98% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Pepperdine University fields a men's cross country team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $263,683, well above the median of $166k — $14,649 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's cross country programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (11 of 314 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,830,068 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $28,922 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$263,683 for the year
- Operating expenses$62,944 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,649 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 973 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,830,068 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$28,922 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$302,502 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Floris head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Victor Pataky | Assistant 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 →3,629undergraduates · 9,545 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 12,457 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1450
ACT middle 50%26 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1718
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate998
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $263,683 $14,649 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,830,068
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $302,502
Cost
Full picture →$52,216net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,742
Campus safety
Full picture →1.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Pepperdine 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$52,216 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,629Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 15 | — | — | 1000 | 9% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 11 | $35k | — | 89% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 17 | — | — | 1000 | 93% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 29 | — | — | — | 40% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 31 | 13 | $140k | — | 92% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 34 | 16 | $142k | — | 3% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 38 | — | — | 981 | 47% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 39 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 41 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 47 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 48 | — | — | 939 | 87% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 51 | — | — | — | 74% |
Other men's cross country programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University 5 over cap | 22 | $1.1M | $51,912 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California 17 over cap | 34 | $480k | $14,110 | 993 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 1 over cap | 18 | $264k | $14,649 | 998 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco room for 3 | 14 | $230k | $16,441 | 990 | vs | |
| University of San Diego room for 9 | 8 | $63k | $7,912 | 1000 | vs | |
| Seattle University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Portland | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every West Coast Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked