Division I · Patriot League
U.S. Military Academy Men's Cross Country
West Point, NY · the Black Knights · U.S. Military Academy overview
994
APR
100% of players retained
14%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
U.S. Military Academy fields a men's cross country team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year.
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 Rate994 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael J. Smith 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 →4,508undergraduates · 4,508 students in all
Women 22% Men 78%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →14%admitted · of 11,430 applicants
SAT middle 50%1200 – 1430
ACT middle 50%28 – 33
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate994
100% of players kept year to year
Cost
Full picture →Campus safety
Full picture →No campus safety figures on file.
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 19 fields · Bachelor's
Research U.S. Military Academy
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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 divisionAdmissions14% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid—Sticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 4,508Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety—Three 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Mary College (New York) Division III · Skyline Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Vassar College Division III · Liberty League | 21 | 17 | $77k | — | 18% | |
| Marist University Division I · Metro Conference | 23 | — | — | 984 | 65% | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 24 | 9 | $42k | — | 79% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 24 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Ramapo College Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 24 | 13 | $59k | — | 73% | |
| State University of New York at New Paltz Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 25 | 8 | $65k | — | 59% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 27 | 7 | $15k | — | 81% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 27 | 6 | $25k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 28 | 8 | $22k | — | 85% | |
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 32 | 6 | $9k | — | 59% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 33 | — | — | 996 | 91% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Maryland room for 2 | 15 | $62k | $4,126 | 998 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| American University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Boston University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Colgate University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Lehigh University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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