Division I · Mountain West Conference
University of California, Davis Men's Cross Country
Davis, CA · the Aggies · University of California, Davis overview
983
APR
95% of players retained
42%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Davis fields a men's cross country team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 990, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,818,992 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,956 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 Rate983 multi-year
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,818,992 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,956 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$316,782 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin O'Neal head coach | Interim 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 →31,797undergraduates · 39,707 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →42%admitted · of 94,637 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate983
95% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,818,992
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $316,782
Cost
Full picture →$17,315net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,247 in-state · $46,024 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 33 burglaries · 147 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 22 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Davis
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 divisionAdmissions42% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,315 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 31,797Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference | 18 | — | — | 989 | 94% | |
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 31 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 45 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 52 | 34 | $480k | 993 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 54 | — | — | 1000 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 57 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 63 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 65 | 14 | $230k | 990 | 51% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 69 | 17 | $321k | — | 96% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 80 | 17 | $559k | 1000 | 4% | |
| California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 82 | 28 | $171k | — | 94% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 83 | 22 | $1.1M | 1000 | 44% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nevada, Reno room for 2 | 15 | $220k | $14,668 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Davis | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University | — | — | — | 971 | vs | |
| San Jose State University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico | — | — | — | 982 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso | — | — | — | 964 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming | — | — | — | 980 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 987 | vs |
Every Mountain West Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked