Division I · Southern Conference
The Citadel Men's Cross Country
Charleston, SC · the Bulldogs · The Citadel overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
98%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
The Citadel fields a men's cross country team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). 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 $5,102,831 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,052 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 retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,102,831 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,052 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$149,954 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kris Kut 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 →2,661undergraduates · 3,727 students in all
Women 24% Men 76%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →98%admitted · of 2,883 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1250
ACT middle 50%22 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,102,831
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $149,954
Cost
Full picture →$21,041net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,570 in-state · $37,370 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 16 fields · Bachelor's, 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 divisionAdmissions98% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,041 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,661Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.67 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 1 | 15 | $143k | 984 | 72% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 14 | — | — | 975 | 76% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 68 | 8 | $57k | — | 69% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 71 | — | — | 967 | 82% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 71 | 7 | $75k | — | 73% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 84 | — | — | — | — | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 88 | — | — | 992 | 80% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 98 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 104 | — | — | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 104 | 13 | $21k | — | 67% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 109 | 8 | $51k | — | 97% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 118 | 11 | $103k | — | 80% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer University room for 1 | 16 | $352k | $22,005 | 1000 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 9 | 8 | $223k | $27,817 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 4 | 13 | $172k | $13,249 | 993 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University at cap | 17 | $133k | $7,802 | 995 | vs | |
| The Citadel | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Furman University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Samford University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University | — | — | — | 971 | vs | |
| Wofford College | — | — | — | 988 | vs |
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