Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Men's Cross Country
Pine Bluff, AR · the Golden Lions · University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff overview
998
APR
100% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff fields a men's cross country team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,736,146 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,891 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 Rate998 multi-year; 975 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,736,146 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,891 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,787 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher McCoy head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Natoya Baird-Davidson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Put University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff on a target list, address the whole staff at once, and send each email yourself from Gmail — nothing goes out without you pressing Send.Start your board
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 →1,905undergraduates · 2,100 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 3,792 applicants
SAT middle 50%880 – 1048
ACT middle 50%14 – 18
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 40%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate998
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,736,146
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,787
Cost
Full picture →$11,649net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,019 in-state · $17,029 out
Campus safety
Full picture →4.32violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
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 divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,649 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,905Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.32 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference | 38 | — | — | 992 | 58% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 47 | 6 | $18k | — | — | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 60 | 29 | $432k | — | 69% | |
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 63 | — | — | 985 | 90% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 6 | $27k | — | 53% | |
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 71 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 96 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 108 | 11 | $29k | — | 66% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 109 | — | — | 982 | 51% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 118 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 119 | — | — | 1000 | 75% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 124 | — | — | 978 | 73% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M University room for 7 | 10 | $141k | $14,077 | 986 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 3 | 14 | $117k | $8,325 | 943 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Alabama State University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Grambling State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Jackson State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University | — | — | — | 982 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge | — | — | — | 906 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University | — | — | — | 964 | vs |
Every Southwestern Athletic Conf. men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked