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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Men's Cross Country
Blacksburg, VA · the Hokies · Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University overview
993
APR
99% of players retained
57%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University fields a men's cross country team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,472,888 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $29,486 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 Rate993 multi-year; 975 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$12,472,888 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,486 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,703,456 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Thomas 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 →30,504undergraduates · 38,294 students in all
Women 43% Men 57%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →57%admitted · of 47,208 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1420
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $12,472,888
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,703,456
Cost
Full picture →$22,205net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,478 in-state · $36,694 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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 divisionAdmissions57% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,205 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 30,504Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford University Division I · Big South Conference | 9 | 12 | $164k | 946 | 91% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 21 | 18 | $56k | — | 80% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 31 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 35 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 45 | 10 | $111k | — | 87% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 66 | 19 | $168k | — | 17% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 67 | — | — | 968 | 82% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 69 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | — | — | 997 | 99% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 69 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 70 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 72 | — | — | — | 48% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University at cap | 17 | $559k | $32,868 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Boston College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Florida State University | — | — | — | 972 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Syracuse University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University | — | — | — | 981 | vs |
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