Division I · Big Ten Conference
Purdue University Men's Cross Country
West Lafayette, IN · the Boilermakers · Purdue University overview
985
APR
94% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Purdue University fields a men's cross country team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 990, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,893,890 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,994 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,893,890 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,994 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,330,766 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Miller | Track & Field and Cross Country Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jamaal Barnes | Track & Field Assistant Coach - Sprints | On file · sign in |
| Rebecca Richtman | Track & Field and Cross Country Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ricardo Page | Track & Field Assistant Coach - Throws | On file · sign in |
| Pashen Lewis | Track & Field Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Cam Miller | Track & Field Assistant Coach - Sprints | 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 →39,864undergraduates · 52,905 students in all
Women 42% Men 58%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 73,083 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1460
ACT middle 50%27 – 34
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate985
94% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,893,890
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,330,766
Cost
Full picture →$12,421net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,992 in-state · $28,794 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 68 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Purdue 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 divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,421 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 39,864Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.47 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 27 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 54 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 57 | — | — | 994 | 86% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 60 | — | — | 996 | 81% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 65 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 57 | $84k | — | 73% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 71 | — | — | 983 | 92% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 72 | — | — | 1000 | 92% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 22 | $56k | — | 91% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | — | — | 992 | 44% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 80 | — | — | — | 71% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| Michigan State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Michigan | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| University of Oregon | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Washington | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | — | — | — | 971 | vs |
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