Division I · West Coast Conference
University of San Diego Men's Cross Country
San Diego, CA · the Toreros · University of San Diego overview
8
Roster
room for 9 under the cap of 17
$63k
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division I
$7,912
Per roster spot
median $13,101
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
1000
APR
97% of players retained
47%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of San Diego fields a men's cross country team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, well below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $63,301, well below the median of $166k — $7,912 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 9 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,846,456 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,263 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).
#55Team budgetof 314 · Division I#50Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#54Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#1APRof 314 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 9
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$63,301 for the year
- Operating expenses$15,574 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,912 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,846,456 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,263 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$263,427 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Will Guarino head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Grace Barnett | Assistant 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 →5,726undergraduates · 9,110 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →47%admitted · of 15,953 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 178
room for 9
Academic Progress Rate1000
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $63,301 $7,913 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,846,456
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $263,427
Cost
Full picture →$37,675net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,444
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →39%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of San Diego
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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions47% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,675 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 39%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 25% | |
| California State University, San Marcos Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 25 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 71 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 71 | 11 | $14k | 997 | 26% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 74 | — | — | — | 65% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 80 | 14 | $58k | — | 56% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 81 | 17 | $274k | 989 | 74% | |
| University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference | 83 | — | — | 1000 | 63% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 87 | — | — | 939 | 87% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 88 | — | — | 981 | 47% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 89 | 10 | $80k | — | 81% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 92 | — | — | — | 60% |
Other men's cross country programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University 5 over cap | 22 | $1.1M | $51,912 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California 17 over cap | 34 | $480k | $14,110 | 993 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 1 over cap | 18 | $264k | $14,649 | 998 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco room for 3 | 14 | $230k | $16,441 | 990 | vs | |
| University of San Diego room for 9 | 8 | $63k | $7,912 | 1000 | vs | |
| Seattle University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Portland | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every West Coast Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked