Division I · Southland Conference
Southeastern Louisiana University Men's Cross Country
Hammond, LA · the Lions · Southeastern Louisiana University overview
1000
APR
98% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southeastern Louisiana University fields a men's cross country team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,993,235 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,652 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 Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,993,235 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,652 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$45,481 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Rheams 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 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 →12,684undergraduates · 13,861 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 5,485 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,993,235
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $45,481
Cost
Full picture →$12,007net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,373 in-state · $20,851 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,007 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,684Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 41 | 9 | $62k | 984 | 67% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 43 | — | — | 997 | 74% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 43 | — | — | 906 | 50% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 45 | — | — | 986 | 15% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 54 | — | — | 952 | 96% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 95 | — | — | 983 | 89% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 102 | — | — | 998 | 25% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 124 | — | — | 1000 | 91% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 126 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 126 | 24 | $304k | — | 49% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 126 | — | — | — | 49% | |
| University of South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 137 | 10 | $75k | 1000 | 65% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU New Orleans room for 8 | 9 | $62k | $6,907 | 984 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Houston Christian University | — | — | — | 970 | vs | |
| Lamar University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| McNeese State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University | — | — | — | 952 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | — | — | — | 948 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | — | — | — | 957 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word | — | — | — | 990 | vs |
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