Division I · Horizon League
Purdue University Fort Wayne Men's Cross Country
Fort Wayne, IN · the Mastodons · Purdue University Fort Wayne overview
20
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 17
$169k
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$8,461
Per roster spot
median $13,101
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
971
APR
97% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Purdue University Fort Wayne fields a men's cross country team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $169,225, about the median of $166k — $8,461 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's cross country programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 971, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,370,794 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,833 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).
#30Team budgetof 314 · Division I#46Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#6Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#254APRof 314 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$169,225 for the year
- Operating expenses$39,968 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,461 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,370,794 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,833 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$106,074 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Combs head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Carissa Combs | Assistant Coach - Distance & Steeple | On file · sign in |
| Luke Valdevit | Assistant Coach - Distance & Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Riley Tate | Assistant Coach - Distance | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →8,110undergraduates · 8,874 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 6,466 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1720
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate971
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $169,225 $8,461 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,370,794
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $106,074
Cost
Full picture →$12,619net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,254 in-state · $22,220 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Purdue University Fort Wayne
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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,619 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,110Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 22 | $56k | — | 91% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 46 | $86k | — | 85% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 62 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | — | — | — | 61% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 71 | 40 | $35k | — | 73% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 71 | — | — | 1000 | 12% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 75 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 76 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 76 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 78 | 12 | $92k | 1000 | 81% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 80 | — | — | — | 83% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 85 | 17 | $66k | — | 76% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Morris University 3 over cap | 20 | $232k | $11,602 | — | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne 3 over cap | 20 | $169k | $8,461 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 4 | 13 | $161k | $12,381 | 963 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Oakland University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Wright State University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University | — | — | — | 970 | vs |
Every Horizon League men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked