Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Men's Cross Country
Chapel Hill, NC · the Tar Heels · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill overview
975
APR
98% of players retained
19%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill fields a men's cross country team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 975, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,121,336 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,691 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 Rate975 multi-year; 952 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,121,336 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,691 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,228,757 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Miltenberg 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 →20,681undergraduates · 32,234 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →19%admitted · of 57,902 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1530
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate975
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,121,336
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,228,757
Cost
Full picture →$11,140net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,989 in-state · $39,330 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 26 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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 divisionAdmissions19% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,140 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 20,681Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | — | — | 998 | 7% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 10 | 8 | $92k | 966 | 90% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | — | — | 993 | 40% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 25 | 1 | $24k | — | 97% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 25 | 10 | $124k | — | 30% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | 16 | $272k | 1000 | 67% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 39 | — | — | 1000 | 94% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 42 | — | — | 1000 | 46% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 43 | 2 | $7k | — | 92% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 44 | — | — | 992 | 90% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 50 | — | — | — | 48% |
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 North Carolina, Chapel Hill | — | — | — | 975 | 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 Louisville | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) | — | — | — | 1000 | 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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