Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Kentucky Men's Cross Country
Lexington, KY · the Wildcats · University of Kentucky overview
976
APR
96% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Kentucky fields a men's cross country team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 976, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,552,135 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $26,907 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 Rate976 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,552,135 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,907 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,982,179 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Greene 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 →23,930undergraduates · 32,703 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 28,233 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1290
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate976
96% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,552,135
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,982,179
Cost
Full picture →$19,838net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,212 in-state · $33,406 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 34 burglaries · 98 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 21 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Kentucky
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 divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,838 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,930Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 9 | $41k | — | 85% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 15 | 10 | $78k | — | 64% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | 14 | $19k | — | 93% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 23 | — | — | 992 | 78% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 31 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | 10 | $36k | — | 33% | |
| Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 59 | — | — | 953 | 82% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 66 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 68 | 9 | $31k | — | 97% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 68 | — | — | 993 | 96% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | — | — | 983 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | — | — | — | 99% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University room for 5 | 12 | $550k | $45,800 | — | vs | |
| University of Kentucky | — | — | — | 976 | vs | |
| Auburn University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Alabama | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of Florida | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Georgia | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | — | — | 990 | vs |
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