Division I · America East Conference
University at Albany Men's Cross Country
Albany, NY · the Great Danes · University at Albany overview
14
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 17
$31k
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$2,197
Per roster spot
median $13,101
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University at Albany fields a men's cross country team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $30,760, well below the median of $166k — $2,197 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. 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 $4,975,315 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,335 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).
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Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$30,760 for the year
- Operating expenses$18,369 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,197 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,975,315 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,335 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$230,429 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Zachary Cook head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Matt Jones | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Venique Brown | Director of Operations | not on file |
| Amanda Chambers | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →12,190undergraduates · 16,880 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 30,740 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1714
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $30,760 $2,197 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,975,315
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $230,429
Cost
Full picture →$19,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,408 in-state · $28,998 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University at Albany
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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 28 | $366k | 1000 | 71% | |
| Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8 | 7 | 5 | $35k | — | 76% | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League | 8 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 11 | — | — | — | 44% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 32 | 28 | $106k | — | 10% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 34 | 17 | $26k | — | 83% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 46 | 12 | $29k | — | 52% | |
| State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 63 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 65 | — | — | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Hartwick College Division III · Empire 8 | 65 | 9 | $35k | — | 69% | |
| State University of New York at New Paltz Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 67 | 8 | $65k | — | 59% |
Other men's cross country programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Albany room for 3 | 14 | $31k | $2,197 | 1000 | vs | |
| Binghamton University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Bryant University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Maine | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Vermont | — | — | — | 998 | vs |
Every America East Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked