Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference
Saint Francis University Men's Cross Country
Loretto, PA · the Red Flash · Saint Francis University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$42k
Team budget
57th percentile in Division III
$2,220
Per roster spot
median $3,124
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Saint Francis University fields a men's cross country team in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, well above the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $42,188, above the median of $37k — $2,220 per roster spot, lower half of Division III men's cross country programs. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 988, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,861,974 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,180 per roster spot.
Among Division III men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#93Team budgetof 217 · Division III#155Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#53Roster sizeof 217 · Division III#1APRof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's cross country program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$42,188 for the year
- Operating expenses$22,935 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,220 division median $3,124
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,861,974 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,180 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$91,443 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas Hoover head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,429undergraduates · 2,835 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 2,259 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%21 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $42,188 $2,220 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,861,974
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $91,443
Cost
Full picture →$27,421net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $41,720
Campus safety
Full picture →1.35violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Men's Cross Country program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,421 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.35 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aloysius College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 4 | 5 | $8k | — | 90% | |
| Penn State University, Altoona Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 12 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 20 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 28 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 33 | 8 | $46k | — | 72% | |
| Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 43 | 14 | $61k | — | 59% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 45 | — | — | 987 | 54% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 50 | 7 | $7k | — | 98% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Frostburg State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 61 | 17 | $14k | — | 89% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 67 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 68 | 5 | $28k | — | 70% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Presidents' Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent College | 14 | $61k | $4,325 | — | vs | |
| Saint Francis University | 19 | $42k | $2,220 | 1000 | vs | |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | 21 | $29k | $1,376 | — | vs | |
| Chatham University | 5 | $28k | $5,547 | — | vs | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) | 2 | $26k | $13,061 | — | vs | |
| Waynesburg University | 9 | $24k | $2,625 | — | vs | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) | 10 | $23k | $2,316 | — | vs | |
| Allegheny College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Geneva College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Grove City College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Hiram College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Thiel College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Washington and Jefferson College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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