Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Seton Hall University Men's Cross Country
South Orange, NJ · the Pirates · Seton Hall University overview
15
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 17
$422k
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$28,141
Per roster spot
median $13,101
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
979
APR
96% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Seton Hall University fields a men's cross country team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $422,125, well above the median of $166k — $28,141 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 979, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,757,936 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,035 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$422,125 for the year
- Operating expenses$71,125 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,141 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 938 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,757,936 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,035 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$243,605 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Simon | Head Coach | 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 →6,061undergraduates · 9,494 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 23,748 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1715
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate979
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $422,125 $28,142 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,757,936
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $243,605
Cost
Full picture →$31,642net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $51,370
Campus safety
Full picture →0.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Seton Hall 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$31,642 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,061Setting, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Division I · America East Conference | 4 | — | — | 1000 | 67% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 4 | 17 | $113k | — | 77% | |
| Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 6 | — | — | — | 65% | |
| Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference | 9 | — | — | 969 | 91% | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 9 | 7 | $20k | — | 69% | |
| Saint Elizabeth University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 10 | 5 | $32k | — | 77% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 11 | 12 | $41k | — | — | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 12 | — | — | — | 43% | |
| Felician University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 12 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 12 | — | — | 984 | 83% | |
| New York University Division III · University Athletic Association | 13 | — | — | — | 9% |
Other men's cross country programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall University room for 2 | 15 | $422k | $28,141 | 979 | vs | |
| Butler University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Creighton University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| DePaul University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Georgetown University | — | — | — | 980 | vs | |
| Marquette University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Villanova University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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