by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Cross Country at University of California-Santa Barbara, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UCSB plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The UCSB men’s cross country team fields 25 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 61. The NCAA tracked 66 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UCSB women’s cross country team lists 19 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 68. Academic data covers 48 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UCSB fields 44 cross country athletes — 25 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports UCSB reports, cross country sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Vijay Saxena.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Vijay Saxena.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 13 sports, cross country ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UCSB men’s cross country program generated $195,567 in revenue against $195,567 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $1,575 in operating expense per athlete, or $39,369 per team.
The UCSB women’s cross country program generated $184,702 in revenue against $184,702 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $2,049 in operating expense per athlete, or $38,928 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $195,567 to the women’s $184,702 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, cross country ranks #11 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (964 on a multi-year basis). It retained 99% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (989 on a multi-year basis). It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 988 and the women 992.
Against the school’s average team APR of 987, cross country grades out ahead at 990.
When UCSB places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.