Division I · Pac-12 Conference
Texas State University Men's Cross Country
San Marcos, TX · the Bobcats · Texas State University overview
979
APR
97% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Texas State University fields a men's cross country team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 979, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,737,885 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,860 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 Rate979 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,737,885 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,860 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$854,093 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Frazier 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 →34,547undergraduates · 38,722 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 37,183 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate979
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,737,885
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $854,093
Cost
Full picture →$15,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,450 in-state · $23,210 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 70 burglaries · 127 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Texas 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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,307 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 34,547Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 10 | $52k | — | 95% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 26 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 30 | — | — | 990 | 29% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of the Incarnate Word Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | — | — | 990 | 93% | |
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 44 | 28 | $150k | — | 28% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 46 | — | — | 986 | 88% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 54 | 14 | $64k | — | 39% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 72 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 86 | 8 | $36k | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 108 | — | — | 985 | 63% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 118 | 10 | $141k | 986 | 75% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas State University | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| Boise State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Colorado State University | — | — | — | 977 | vs | |
| Gonzaga University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Utah State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Washington State University | — | — | — | 977 | vs |
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