Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association
San Francisco State University Men's Cross Country
San Francisco, CA · the Gators · San Francisco State University overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$321k
Team budget
98th percentile in Division II
$18,880
Per roster spot
median $7,179
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
San Francisco State University fields a men's cross country team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, well above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $320,970, well above the median of $87k — $18,880 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II men's cross country programs. The school gave $336,486 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $2,184 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 97 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#3Team budgetof 97 · Division II#6Spend per playerof 97 · Division II#20Roster sizeof 97 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's cross country program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$320,970 for the year
- Operating expenses$27,268 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,880 division median $7,179
- Athletic aid, men's teams$336,486 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$2,184 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$17,152 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Lyons head coach | Head Coach | 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 II roster spots1,285 97 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 190 0.53% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →20,756undergraduates · 23,908 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 29,878 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $320,970 $18,881 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $336,486
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $17,152
Cost
Full picture →$13,353net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,424 in-state · $19,304 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.69violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research San Francisco State 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,353 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 20,756Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.69 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 4 | 14 | $230k | 990 | 51% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 16 | — | — | 1000 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 18 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 22 | 34 | $480k | 993 | 89% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 26 | 17 | $559k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 39 | 22 | $1.1M | 1000 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 42 | — | — | 986 | 80% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 55 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 66 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 69 | — | — | 983 | 42% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference | 81 | — | — | 989 | 94% |
Other men's cross country programs in the California Collegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco State University | 17 | $321k | $18,880 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | 23 | $269k | $11,716 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Chico | 28 | $171k | $6,113 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Los Angeles | 13 | $140k | $10,769 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Merced | 13 | $103k | $7,944 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, East Bay | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, San Marcos | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, Stanislaus | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Fresno Pacific University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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