Division III · Liberty League
Vassar College Men's Cross Country
Poughkeepsie, NY · the Brewers · Vassar College overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$77k
Team budget
85th percentile in Division III
$4,523
Per roster spot
median $3,124
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
18%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Vassar College fields a men's cross country team in the Liberty League (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, above the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $76,897, well above the median of $37k — $4,523 per roster spot, upper half of Division III men's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#33Team budgetof 217 · Division III#57Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#64Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's cross country program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$76,897 for the year
- Operating expenses$29,174 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,523 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$45,545 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| James McCowan head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division III roster spots3,158 217 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,456undergraduates · 2,456 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →18%admitted · of 12,145 applicants
SAT middle 50%1435 – 1550
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $76,897 $4,523 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $45,545
Cost
Full picture →$29,733net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,805
Campus safety
Full picture →5.69violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Vassar College
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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions18% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,733 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,456Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.69 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist University Division I · Metro Conference | 3 | — | — | 984 | 65% | |
| State University of New York at New Paltz Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 10 | 8 | $65k | — | 59% | |
| Mount Saint Mary College (New York) Division III · Skyline Conference | 13 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League | 21 | — | — | 994 | 14% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 23 | 12 | $29k | — | 52% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 31 | 7 | $15k | — | 81% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 43 | 1 | $85k | — | — | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 44 | 9 | $42k | — | 79% | |
| Ramapo College Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 44 | 13 | $59k | — | 73% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 45 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 45 | 6 | $25k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 46 | 8 | $22k | — | 85% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Liberty League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 25 | $93k | $3,705 | — | vs | |
| Vassar College | 17 | $77k | $4,523 | — | vs | |
| St. Lawrence University | 23 | $70k | $3,033 | — | vs | |
| Ithaca College | 18 | $63k | $3,511 | — | vs | |
| Clarkson University | 19 | $39k | $2,036 | — | vs | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 12 | $30k | $2,525 | — | vs | |
| Bard College | 12 | $29k | $2,430 | — | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Union College (New York) | — | — | — | — | vs |
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