Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Virginia Men's Cross Country
Charlottesville, VA · the Cavaliers · University of Virginia overview
995
APR
99% of players retained
17%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Virginia fields a men's cross country team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,175,770 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $28,930 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 Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,175,770 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$28,930 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,287,698 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Vin Lananna 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 →17,612undergraduates · 25,924 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →17%admitted · of 56,528 applicants
SAT middle 50%1410 – 1530
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,175,770
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,287,698
Cost
Full picture →$17,831net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $22,323 in-state · $59,633 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Virginia
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 divisionAdmissions17% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,831 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 17,612Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 5 | $22k | — | — | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 35 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 36 | 13 | $42k | — | 100% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 51 | — | — | 987 | 85% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 54 | — | — | 968 | 82% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 54 | 19 | $168k | — | 17% | |
| Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 57 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 59 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 60 | — | — | 997 | 99% |
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 Virginia | — | — | — | 995 | 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 North Carolina, Chapel Hill | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University | — | — | — | 981 | vs |
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