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Division I · American Conference

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Men's Cross Country

949
APR
96% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte fields a men's cross country team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 949, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,579,149 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $12,082 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).

APR949

Team budgets across the division

$14k$1.1M

Roster sizes (cap 17)

134

The program

  • Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
  • Academic Progress Rate949 multi-year; 918 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible94% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$4,579,149 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$12,082 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$915,585 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Vacant head coachHead Coachnot 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.
23,981undergraduates · 30,298 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
80%admitted · of 22,699 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1320
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
68%

Men's Cross Country

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Academic Progress Rate949
96% of players kept year to year
Athletic aid, men's teams
$4,579,149
Recruiting spend, men's
$915,585
$13,768net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,672
Sticker, out-of-state$39,334
Average net price$13,768
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,010
$30–48k$10,492
$48–75k$14,014
$75–110k$19,139
$110k and up$20,740
Tuition & fees
$7,214 in-state · $21,876 out

Campus safety

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0.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.61
Property0.33
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,085 · 19%
Computer & information sciences755 · 13%
Biological sciences503 · 9%
Health professions & nursing489 · 9%
Engineering453 · 8%

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Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

The University of North Carolina at CharlotteJohnson C. Smith University · 8 miQueens University of Charlotte · 10 miDavidson College · 15 miBelmont Abbey College · 18 miWingate University · 27 miPfeiffer University · 28 miLivingstone College · 29 miCatawba College · 30 miWinthrop University · 30 miLenoir-Rhyne University · 45 miGardner-Webb University · 53 miWinston-Salem State University · 61 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association810$24k—43%
Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference10———68%
Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference15——99314%
Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas1826$171k—90%
Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference27———85%
Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference28———95%
Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association29———74%
Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference30———78%
Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference30——96275%
Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference45———81%
Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference5310$62k99487%
Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association615$36k—69%

Other men's cross country programs in the American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Temple University room for 611$541k$49,1581000vs
The University of Tulsa 7 over cap24$419k$17,453983vs
Florida Atlantic University room for 98$75k$9,3891000vs
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte———949vs
East Carolina University———979vs
Rice University———1000vs
Tulane University———986vs
University of Memphis———985vs
University of North Texas———991vs
University of South Florida———994vs
University of Texas at San Antonio———986vs
Wichita State University———992vs

Every American Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked