Division I · Mid-American Conference
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Men's Cross Country
Amherst, MA · the Minutemen · University of Massachusetts, Amherst overview
987
APR
99% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Massachusetts, Amherst fields a men's cross country team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 987, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,993,887 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,260 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 Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,993,887 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,260 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$909,462 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Ritchie head coach | Head 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 →23,936undergraduates · 31,810 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 50,424 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1480
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate987
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,993,887
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $909,462
Cost
Full picture →$22,954net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,357 in-state · $39,293 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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 divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,954 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,936Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 1 | 25 | $83k | — | 10% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 17 | 2 | $10k | — | 88% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 19 | 12 | $31k | — | 83% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 19 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 20 | — | — | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 5 | $22k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | 15 | $47k | — | 42% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 38 | — | — | 1000 | 21% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toledo room for 4 | 13 | $348k | $26,760 | 939 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University room for 3 | 14 | $155k | $11,073 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University room for 5 | 12 | $92k | $7,698 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | — | — | — | 970 | vs | |
| University of Akron | — | — | — | 993 | vs |
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