Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Iowa Men's Cross Country
Iowa City, IA · the Hawkeyes · University of Iowa overview
1000
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Iowa fields a men's cross country team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,802,248 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,612 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 Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,802,248 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,612 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,549,180 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joey Woody 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 →22,130undergraduates · 30,042 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 25,682 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1320
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,802,248
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,549,180
Cost
Full picture →$20,121net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,964 in-state · $32,927 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Iowa
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 divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,121 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 22,130Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.51 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 19 | 23 | $58k | — | 81% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 23 | 14 | $36k | — | 71% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 52 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 61 | 24 | $55k | — | 13% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 70 | 7 | $17k | — | 87% | |
| University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference | 72 | 20 | $68k | — | 87% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 73 | 27 | $85k | — | 92% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 74 | 36 | $47k | — | 79% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 76 | — | — | 1000 | 94% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 78 | 8 | $48k | — | 71% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 88 | 65 | $125k | — | 99% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | — | — | — | 87% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| Michigan State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Purdue University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Michigan | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| University of Oregon | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Washington | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | — | — | — | 971 | vs |
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