Division I · Big South Conference
Presbyterian College Men's Cross Country
Clinton, SC · the BlueHose · Presbyterian College overview
11
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 17
$92k
Team budget
85th percentile in Division I
$8,371
Per roster spot
median $13,101
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Presbyterian College fields a men's cross country team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $92,089, well below the median of $166k — $8,371 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,268,746 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,045 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).
#49Team budgetof 314 · Division I#48Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#40Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#1APRof 314 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$92,089 for the year
- Operating expenses$28,728 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,371 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,268,746 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,045 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$181,983 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Baker head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Bus Baker | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
Put Presbyterian College on a target list, address the whole staff at once, and send each email yourself from Gmail — nothing goes out without you pressing Send.Start your board
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 →903undergraduates · 1,136 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →72%admitted · of 3,359 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1280
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1711
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $92,089 $8,372 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,268,746
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $181,983
Cost
Full picture →$20,058net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $43,300
Campus safety
Full picture →3.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Presbyterian College
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 program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions72% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,058 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 903Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 19 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 25 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 31 | 11 | $158k | — | 61% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 34 | 17 | $205k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 34 | — | — | 988 | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 37 | — | — | 973 | 70% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 44 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 45 | — | — | 1000 | 53% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | 14 | $352k | — | 63% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 55 | 10 | $62k | 994 | 87% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 57 | — | — | 1000 | 38% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford University room for 5 | 12 | $164k | $13,678 | 946 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 6 | 11 | $92k | $8,371 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 7 | 10 | $62k | $6,187 | 994 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| High Point University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Longwood University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate | — | — | — | 973 | vs | |
| Winthrop University | — | — | — | 962 | vs |
Every Big South Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked