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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Men's Cross Country
New Brunswick, NJ · the Scarlet Knights · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick overview
993
APR
99% of players retained
65%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick fields a men's cross country team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,653,780 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $29,112 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 Rate993 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$13,653,780 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,112 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,038,136 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicol Starkes (Traynor) head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Nicol Starkes | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Lexi Westley | 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
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 →36,588undergraduates · 50,617 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →65%admitted · of 43,347 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1480
ACT middle 50%28 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $13,653,780
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,038,136
Cost
Full picture →$19,052net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,239 in-state · $36,001 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 94 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
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Men's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions65% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,052 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 36,588Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 15 | — | — | 975 | 4% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | 17 | $113k | — | 77% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 17 | 12 | $41k | — | — | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 18 | 7 | $20k | — | 69% | |
| Saint Elizabeth University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 20 | 5 | $32k | — | 77% | |
| Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 20 | 15 | $422k | 979 | 79% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | — | — | 984 | 83% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 22 | — | — | 986 | 79% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Division I · America East Conference | 22 | — | — | 1000 | 67% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 24 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 25 | — | — | — | 65% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| Michigan State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Purdue University | — | — | — | 985 | 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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