Division I · Big South Conference
University of South Carolina Upstate Men's Cross Country
Spartanburg, SC · the Spartans · University of South Carolina Upstate overview
973
APR
98% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of South Carolina Upstate fields a men's cross country team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 973, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,866,393 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,150 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 Rate973 multi-year; 964 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,866,393 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,150 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$49,708 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Carson Blackwelder 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 →4,471undergraduates · 4,946 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 3,557 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate973
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,866,393
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $49,708
Cost
Full picture →$13,794net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,583 in-state · $23,085 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of South Carolina Upstate
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 divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,794 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,471Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 3 | — | — | 988 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 4 | 17 | $205k | — | 64% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 14 | $352k | — | 63% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 10 | $62k | 994 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | — | — | 1000 | 53% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 37 | 11 | $92k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 46 | 7 | $29k | — | 40% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 49 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 7 | $7k | — | 78% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 52 | 11 | $158k | — | 61% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 53 | — | — | — | 75% |
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 South Carolina Upstate | — | — | — | 973 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| High Point University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Longwood University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Winthrop University | — | — | — | 962 | vs |
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