Division III · Little East Conference
Vermont State University Castleton Men's Cross Country
Castleton, VT · the Spartans · Vermont State University Castleton overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$27k
Team budget
29th percentile in Division III
$1,282
Per roster spot
median $3,124
4
Coaches
3 head · 1 assistant
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Vermont State University Castleton fields a men's cross country team in the Little East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, well above the median of 12, with 3 head coaches and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $26,922, below the median of $37k — $1,282 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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).
#153Team budgetof 217 · Division III#200Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#40Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's cross country program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff3 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$26,922 for the year
- Operating expenses$13,140 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,282 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$37,332 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Giesler 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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →4,087undergraduates · 5,136 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate/associate's college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 3,130 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $26,922 $1,282 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 3 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $37,332
Cost
Full picture →$21,253net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,400 in-state · $21,408 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.18violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Vermont State University Castleton
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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,253 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 4,087Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.18 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont State University Lyndon Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 0 | 21 | $27k | — | 83% | |
| Norwich University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 14 | 28 | $56k | — | 74% | |
| Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League | 23 | — | — | 1000 | 6% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference | 47 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of Vermont Division I · America East Conference | 47 | — | — | 998 | 60% | |
| Saint Michael's College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 47 | 11 | $116k | — | 92% | |
| Colby-Sawyer College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 48 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| New England College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 66 | 1 | $19k | — | 96% | |
| Plattsburgh State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 67 | 17 | $53k | — | 75% | |
| Keene State College Division III · Little East Conference | 72 | — | — | — | 89% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 85 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 85 | 7 | $159k | — | 96% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Little East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 20 | $63k | $3,143 | — | vs | |
| Vermont State University Castleton | 21 | $27k | $1,282 | — | vs | |
| Rhode Island College | 15 | $23k | $1,538 | — | vs | |
| Western Connecticut State University | 7 | $15k | $2,176 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Keene State College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Plymouth State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Southern Maine | — | — | — | — | vs |
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