Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Irvine Men's Cross Country
Irvine, CA · the Anteaters · University of California, Irvine overview
11
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 17
$14k
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$1,282
Per roster spot
median $13,101
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
98% of players retained
26%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Irvine fields a men's cross country team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $14,110, well below the median of $166k — $1,282 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,064,898 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,131 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).
#61Team budgetof 314 · Division I#61Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#40Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#98APRof 314 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$14,110 for the year
- Operating expenses$7,151 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,282 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,064,898 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,131 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$159,736 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Perkins head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Casey Kear | 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 →29,503undergraduates · 36,582 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →26%admitted · of 121,101 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1711
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate997
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $14,110 $1,283 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,064,898
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $159,736
Cost
Full picture →$14,647net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,237 in-state · $45,014 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.62violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 83 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 33 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Irvine
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 program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions26% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,647 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 29,503Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.62 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 65% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 10 | 14 | $58k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 16 | — | — | 939 | 87% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 18 | — | — | 981 | 47% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 20 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 25 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 28 | — | — | — | 74% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 31 | 17 | $274k | 989 | 74% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 15 | $55k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 20 | $97k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 24 | $95k | — | 11% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University at cap | 17 | $274k | $16,134 | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 8 over cap | 25 | $196k | $7,822 | 964 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine room for 6 | 11 | $14k | $1,282 | 997 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton | — | — | — | 939 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Utah Valley University | — | — | — | 962 | vs |
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