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Best NAIA Men's Cross Country Programs, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 99 NAIA men's Cross Country programs by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.

Average aid across NAIA men's Cross Country programs is $7,850 per athlete, with an average operating budget of $15,734, and rosters of about 12 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.

Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.

Programs
99
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$7,850
Avg. Op. Budget
$15,734

Top programs

Showing 10 of 99 programs.

Aid/Athlete
$31,758
Op. Budget
$138,256
Recruiting
$1,190
Aid/Athlete
$8,770
Op. Budget
$43,369
Recruiting
$2,171
Aid/Athlete
$7,184
Op. Budget
$39,701
Recruiting
$3,686
4. Marian University
Indianapolis, IN
Aid/Athlete
$14,175
Op. Budget
$12,025
Recruiting
$2,070
Aid/Athlete
$7,259
Op. Budget
$64,926
Recruiting
$1,920
Aid/Athlete
$15,804
Op. Budget
$17,450
Recruiting
$893
Aid/Athlete
$8,263
Op. Budget
$33,713
Recruiting
$1,726
8. Menlo College
Atherton, CA
Aid/Athlete
$11,850
Op. Budget
$13,623
Recruiting
$1,609
Aid/Athlete
$2,567
Op. Budget
$31,587
Recruiting
$2,194
Aid/Athlete
$5,910
Op. Budget
$16,757
Recruiting
$991

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