Division I · Southern Conference
Virginia Military Institute Men's Cross Country
Lexington, VA · the Keydets · Virginia Military Institute overview
968
APR
94% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Virginia Military Institute fields a men's cross country team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 968, about the median of 990, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,795,798 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,385 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 Rate968 multi-year; 938 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,795,798 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,385 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$122,048 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| LaRon Bennett 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 →1,560undergraduates · 1,560 students in all
Women 13% Men 87%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 1,171 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate968
94% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,795,798
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $122,048
Cost
Full picture →$17,229net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,484 in-state · $51,186 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.96violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 10 fields · Bachelor's
Research Virginia Military Institute
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 divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,229 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,560Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.96 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 0 | 19 | $168k | — | 17% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 6 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 28 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 30 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 5 | $22k | — | — | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 33 | — | — | 997 | 99% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 18 | $56k | — | 80% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 54 | — | — | 995 | 17% | |
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 56 | 13 | $42k | — | 100% | |
| Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 65 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 66 | — | — | 987 | 85% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer University room for 1 | 16 | $352k | $22,005 | 1000 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 9 | 8 | $223k | $27,817 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 4 | 13 | $172k | $13,249 | 993 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University at cap | 17 | $133k | $7,802 | 995 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| Furman University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Samford University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The Citadel | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University | — | — | — | 971 | vs | |
| Wofford College | — | — | — | 988 | vs |
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