Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Wisconsin-Madison Men's Cross Country
Madison, WI · the Badgers · University of Wisconsin-Madison overview
971
APR
98% of players retained
43%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Wisconsin-Madison fields a men's cross country team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 971, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,704,429 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,793 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 Rate971 multi-year; 920 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,704,429 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,793 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,725,093 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Solinsky 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 →36,797undergraduates · 49,605 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →43%admitted · of 63,505 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1510
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate971
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,704,429
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,725,093
Cost
Full picture →$14,216net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,205 in-state · $40,603 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.98violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Wisconsin-Madison
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 divisionAdmissions43% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,216 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 36,797Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.98 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 2 | 4 | $20k | — | 95% | |
| Maranatha Baptist University Division III · Independent | 35 | 6 | $8k | — | 71% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 24 | $33k | — | 83% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 44 | — | — | — | 57% | |
| Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 59 | 5 | $31k | — | 57% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 60 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Ripon College Division III · Midwest Conference | 60 | 13 | $46k | — | 84% | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 70 | 19 | $58k | — | 79% | |
| Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 75 | — | — | 1000 | 87% | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 76 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 76 | 27 | $85k | — | 92% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | — | — | — | 971 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| Michigan State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Purdue University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Michigan | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| University of Oregon | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Washington | — | — | — | 989 | vs |
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