Division I · Conference USA
Western Kentucky University Men's Cross Country
Bowling Green, KY · the Hilltoppers · Western Kentucky University overview
988
APR
92% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Western Kentucky University fields a men's cross country team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 990, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,800,875 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,618 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 Rate988 multi-year; 929 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,800,875 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,618 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$715,751 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Wood 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 →14,590undergraduates · 16,759 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 7,720 applicants
SAT middle 50%820 – 1010
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate988
92% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,800,875
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $715,751
Cost
Full picture →$12,054net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,436 in-state · $27,000 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Kentucky 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 divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,054 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,590Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 59 | 8 | $80k | 978 | 96% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 60 | — | — | 1000 | 93% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 61 | 17 | $131k | — | 70% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 61 | 12 | $550k | — | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 62 | — | — | 1000 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 64 | — | — | 990 | 67% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 77 | 8 | $223k | 993 | 83% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | — | — | 1000 | 68% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | 16 | $111k | 962 | 78% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 93 | — | — | 983 | 81% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 95 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 95 | — | — | — | 99% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State University 2 over cap | 19 | $256k | $13,489 | 980 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University room for 3 | 14 | $215k | $15,389 | 949 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| Florida International University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Liberty University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University | — | — | — | 959 | vs |
Every Conference USA men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked