Division I · Southland Conference
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Men's Cross Country
Edinburg, TX · the Vaqueros · The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley overview
957
APR
94% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley fields a men's cross country team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 957, about the median of 990, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,401,527 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,008 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 Rate957 multi-year; 939 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,401,527 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,008 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$148,562 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shareese Woods Hicks 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 →27,040undergraduates · 31,931 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 13,542 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1110
ACT middle 50%16 – 22
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate957
94% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,401,527
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $148,562
Cost
Full picture →$6,978net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,467 in-state · $19,542 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →11%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$6,978 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 11%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 27,040Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.16 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 A&M University-Kingsville Division II · Lone Star Conference | 86 | — | — | — | 92% | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Division I · Southland Conference | 110 | — | — | 961 | 89% | |
| Texas A&M International University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 117 | 7 | $141k | — | 46% |
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 | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | — | — | — | 957 | 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 | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | — | — | — | 948 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word | — | — | — | 990 | vs |
Every Southland Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked