Division I · American Conference
Temple University Men's Cross Country
Philadelphia, PA · the Owls · Temple University overview
11
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 17
$541k
Team budget
99th percentile in Division I
$49,158
Per roster spot
median $13,101
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Temple University fields a men's cross country team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $540,743, well above the median of $166k — $49,158 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,339,753 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $34,319 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).
#4Team budgetof 314 · Division I#3Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#40Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#1APRof 314 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$540,743 for the year
- Operating expenses$49,119 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,158 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,339,753 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$34,319 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$620,782 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Elvis Forde head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Riley Buchholz | Assistant Men's Cross Country 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 →21,720undergraduates · 30,205 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 36,399 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1711
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $540,743 $49,158 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,339,753
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $620,782
Cost
Full picture →$29,641net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $21,991 in-state · $37,248 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 29 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Temple 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 program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,641 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,720Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.83 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 2 | 10 | $169k | — | 86% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 3 | — | — | 994 | 6% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 3 | 7 | $28k | — | 78% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | — | — | 955 | 86% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | — | — | 1000 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 8 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 13% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 10 | 7 | $22k | — | 92% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | — | — | 1000 | 25% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 11 | 13 | $60k | — | 74% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 12 | — | — | — | 7% |
Other men's cross country programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple University room for 6 | 11 | $541k | $49,158 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa 7 over cap | 24 | $419k | $17,453 | 983 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University room for 9 | 8 | $75k | $9,389 | 1000 | vs | |
| East Carolina University | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| Rice University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | — | — | — | 949 | vs | |
| Tulane University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of Memphis | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of North Texas | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| University of South Florida | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Wichita State University | — | — | — | 992 | vs |
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