Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Louisville Men's Cross Country
Louisville, KY · the Cardinals · University of Louisville overview
983
APR
97% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Louisville fields a men's cross country team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,893,178 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $24,298 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; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,893,178 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,298 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,579,219 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Franklin 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 →16,194undergraduates · 22,139 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 14,821 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate983
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,893,178
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,579,219
Cost
Full picture →$18,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,828 in-state · $29,174 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.07violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Louisville
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 divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,194Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.07 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 99% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 38 | 11 | $50k | — | 84% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 49 | 14 | $19k | — | 93% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 65 | 10 | $78k | — | 64% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 66 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 69 | — | — | 976 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 9 | $41k | — | 85% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | — | — | 991 | 80% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | 9 | $31k | — | 97% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | — | — | — | 57% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 86 | — | — | 992 | 78% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University at cap | 17 | $559k | $32,868 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Boston College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Florida State University | — | — | — | 972 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Syracuse University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University | — | — | — | 981 | vs |
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