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Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

Rockford University Men's Cross Country

Rockford, IL · the Regents · Rockford University overview
5
Roster
2024–25 season
$31k
Team budget
37th percentile in Division III
$6,139
Per roster spot
median $3,124
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
57%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

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 budget$31k
Spend per player$6,139
Roster size5
Coaching staff1

Team budgets across the division

$5k$168k
this programevery Division III men's cross country program

Roster sizes

165
this programevery Division III roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Kevin Niles head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
968undergraduates · 1,249 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None
57%admitted · of 2,979 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 1070
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
38%

Men's Cross Country

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5on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$24,098net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$52,900
Average net price$24,098
Net price by family income
$0–30k$21,950
$30–48k$20,840
$48–75k$21,448
$75–110k$24,280
$110k and up$26,869
Tuition & fees
$37,000

Campus safety

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1.07violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.07
Property0.81
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business46 · 20%
Education35 · 15%
Health professions & nursing28 · 12%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation26 · 11%
Social sciences21 · 9%

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Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Rockford UniversityBeloit College · 16 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater · 42 miAurora University · 50 miWheaton College (Illinois) · 55 miNorth Central College · 57 miEdgewood University · 58 miBenedictine University (Illinois) · 58 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison · 59 miElmhurst University · 61 miLake Forest College · 61 miCarroll University (Wisconsin) · 65 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Parkside · 65 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference16———57%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4224$33k—83%
Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference5011$62k—85%
Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin55———90%
North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin5756$72k—58%
Edgewood University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference584$20k—95%
Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference584$6k—77%
University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference59——97143%
Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin61———76%
Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference6113$32k—59%
Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin65———58%
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference65———73%

Other men's cross country programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

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