by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Cross Country at Stanford University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Stanford competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Stanford men’s cross country team carries 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. Academic data covers 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Stanford women’s cross country team lists 18 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The NCAA tracked 76 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Stanford fields 35 cross country athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Of the 26 varsity sports Stanford reports, cross country comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is J.J. Clark.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is J.J. Clark.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 26 sports, cross country ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Stanford men’s cross country program generated $558,760 in revenue against $558,760 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $11,263 in operating expense per athlete, or $191,463 per team.
The Stanford women’s cross country program brought in $878,861 in revenue against $878,861 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $11,263 in operating expense per athlete, or $202,725 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $558,760 to the women’s $878,861 in revenue.
Among the school’s 26 sports, cross country sits #18 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 998 (1000 on a multi-year basis). The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (995 on a multi-year basis). It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 998 and the women 992.
Against the school’s average team APR of 990, cross country grades out ahead at 995.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.