Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Prairie View A&M University Men's Cross Country
Prairie View, TX · the Panthers · Prairie View A&M University overview
10
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 17
$141k
Team budget
89th percentile in Division I
$14,077
Per roster spot
median $13,101
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
986
APR
96% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Prairie View A&M University fields a men's cross country team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $140,770, below the median of $166k — $14,077 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,253,792 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,390 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).
#37Team budgetof 314 · Division I#26Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#46Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#182APRof 314 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$140,770 for the year
- Operating expenses$48,406 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,077 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 833 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,253,792 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,390 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$34,742 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Clay | 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 →8,527undergraduates · 9,517 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 8,777 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 1030
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1710
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate986
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $140,770 $14,077 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,253,792
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $34,742
Cost
Full picture →$14,065net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,299 in-state · $26,874 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 138 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Prairie View A&M 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 program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,065 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 8,527Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 40 | — | — | 970 | 85% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 42 | — | — | 985 | 63% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 43 | 11 | $51k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 44 | — | — | 1000 | 8% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | — | — | 964 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 46 | — | — | 986 | 70% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 50 | — | — | 959 | 85% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 105 | — | — | 990 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 106 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 107 | 14 | $64k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 111 | 8 | $36k | — | 95% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 112 | — | — | — | 91% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M University room for 7 | 10 | $141k | $14,077 | 986 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 3 | 14 | $117k | $8,325 | 943 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Alabama State University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Grambling State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Jackson State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University | — | — | — | 982 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge | — | — | — | 906 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University | — | — | — | 964 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff | — | — | — | 998 | vs |
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