Rockford University Men's Cross Country
Rockford University fields a men's cross country team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 5 players, well below the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $30,698, below the median of $37k — $6,139 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III men's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster5 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$30,698 for the year
- Operating expenses$3,308 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,139 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$14,347 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Niles head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division III roster spots3,158 217 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 38%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $30,698 $6,140 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $14,347
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rockford 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 16 | — | — | — | 57% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | 24 | $33k | — | 83% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 50 | 11 | $62k | — | 85% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 55 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 57 | 56 | $72k | — | 58% | |
| Edgewood University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 58 | 4 | $20k | — | 95% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 58 | 4 | $6k | — | 77% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference | 59 | — | — | 971 | 43% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 61 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 61 | 13 | $32k | — | 59% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 65 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | — | — | — | 73% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University | 11 | $62k | $5,666 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 19 | $58k | $3,051 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 8 | $49k | $6,137 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 9 | $46k | $5,098 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 5 | $31k | $6,139 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) | 6 | $31k | $5,108 | — | vs | |
| Edgewood University | 4 | $20k | $5,103 | — | vs | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 8 | $17k | $2,179 | — | vs | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 4 | $6k | $1,477 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked