Division I · Southern Conference
Western Carolina University Men's Cross Country
Cullowhee, NC · the Catamounts · Western Carolina University overview
971
APR
97% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Western Carolina University fields a men's cross country team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 971, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,098,022 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,040 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 Rate971 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,098,022 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,040 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$118,658 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Norman head coach | Head 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 →10,009undergraduates · 11,628 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 18,183 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate971
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,098,022
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $118,658
Cost
Full picture →$12,252net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $4,532 in-state · $8,532 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 62 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Carolina 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 divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,252 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,009Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.51 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 26 | 7 | $29k | — | 40% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 41 | — | — | 985 | 94% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 45 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 47 | 7 | $7k | — | 78% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 47 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 48 | — | — | 1000 | 38% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 49 | 14 | $352k | — | 63% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 50 | — | — | 1000 | 53% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 53 | 10 | $47k | — | 66% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 55 | — | — | — | 93% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 59 | 8 | $30k | — | 68% |
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 | |
| Western Carolina University | — | — | — | 971 | vs | |
| Furman University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Samford University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The Citadel | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| Wofford College | — | — | — | 988 | vs |
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