Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Villanova University Men's Cross Country
Villanova, PA · the Wildcats · Villanova University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Villanova University fields a men's cross country team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,400,582 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,406 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 Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,400,582 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,406 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$385,115 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus O'Sullivan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matthew Valeriani | Associate Head Coach for Men's Cross Country / Distance | On file · sign in |
| Donny Speas | Assistant 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 →7,063undergraduates · 10,111 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 23,127 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,400,582
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $385,115
Cost
Full picture →$37,946net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,701
Campus safety
Full picture →3.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 82 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Villanova University
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 divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,946 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,063Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.02 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 2 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 13% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | — | — | 1000 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 7% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 10 | 7 | $6k | — | 95% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 10 | — | — | 994 | 6% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 10 | — | — | 955 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 10 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 10 | 11 | $541k | 1000 | 83% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 11 | 10 | $169k | — | 86% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 12 | 17 | $51k | — | 84% |
Other men's cross country programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall University room for 2 | 15 | $422k | $28,141 | 979 | vs | |
| Villanova University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Butler University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Creighton University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| DePaul University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Georgetown University | — | — | — | 980 | vs | |
| Marquette University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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