Division I · Big South Conference
University of North Carolina Asheville Men's Cross Country
Asheville, NC · the Bulldogs · University of North Carolina Asheville overview
985
APR
97% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of North Carolina Asheville fields a men's cross country team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $979,771 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,024 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 Rate985 multi-year; 923 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$979,771 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,024 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$61,089 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Puett head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jason Cerilli | Assistant Coach - Cross Country / Track & Field | 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 →2,907undergraduates · 2,925 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 5,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate985
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $979,771
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $61,089
Cost
Full picture →$14,175net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,461 in-state · $24,809 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.29violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of North Carolina Asheville
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 divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,175 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,907Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 7 | $7k | — | 78% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 15 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 7 | $29k | — | 40% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 39 | 14 | $352k | — | 63% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 40 | 7 | $55k | — | 60% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 41 | — | — | 971 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | — | — | 1000 | 53% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 17 | $133k | 995 | 87% | |
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | — | — | 973 | 70% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 10 | $62k | 994 | 87% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 58 | — | — | 988 | 59% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford University room for 5 | 12 | $164k | $13,678 | 946 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 6 | 11 | $92k | $8,371 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 7 | 10 | $62k | $6,187 | 994 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| High Point University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Longwood University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate | — | — | — | 973 | vs | |
| Winthrop University | — | — | — | 962 | vs |
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