Division I · The Ivy League
Princeton University Men's Cross Country
Princeton, NJ · the Tigers · Princeton University overview
975
APR
97% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Princeton University fields a men's cross country team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 975, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
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 Rate975 multi-year; 957 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,333,234 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Vigilante 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 →5,671undergraduates · 8,922 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 39,644 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate975
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,333,234
Cost
Full picture →$19,811net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,710
Campus safety
Full picture →1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Princeton 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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,811 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,671Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.06 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | — | — | 986 | 79% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 15 | — | — | 993 | 65% | |
| Cairn University Division III · United East Conference | 18 | 11 | $25k | — | 84% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 26 | 13 | $60k | — | 74% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 27 | 9 | $25k | — | 92% | |
| Georgian Court University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 29 | 7 | $22k | — | 92% | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 31 | 7 | $20k | — | 69% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 32 | 17 | $113k | — | 77% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 32 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 32 | 12 | $41k | — | — |
Other men's cross country programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University 2 over cap | 19 | $160k | $8,437 | 985 | vs | |
| Princeton University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Yale University | — | — | — | 984 | vs |
Every The Ivy League men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked