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Best California Men's Cross Country Programs, Ranked by Operating Budget
A program's operating budget shows how much it spends to run the team day to day — from travel and equipment to coaching staff. Below, we've ranked all 83 California men's Cross Country programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across California men's Cross Country programs is $16,412, with average recruiting spend around $8,981. Programs with larger budgets don't always offer more aid, but they tend to signal a higher level of institutional commitment.
Use this ranking to compare program spending, then read our guide on stacking athletic, academic, and need-based aid.
Programs
83
Avg. Op. Budget
$16,412
Avg. Recruiting
$8,981
Avg. Revenue
$105,011
Top programs
Showing 10 of 83 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Recruiting
Revenue
1
1. California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
Operating Budget
$78,148
Recruiting
$15,506
Revenue
$287,238
2
2. Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Operating Budget
$70,149
Recruiting
$35,560
Revenue
$499,278
Operating Budget
$66,885
Recruiting
$6,160
Revenue
$308,467
4
4. Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Operating Budget
$65,079
Recruiting
$33,722
Revenue
$1,119,937
5
5. University of California-Merced
Merced, CA
Operating Budget
$61,947
Recruiting
$874
Revenue
$84,532
6
6. Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA
Operating Budget
$55,338
Recruiting
$37,535
Revenue
$414,670
7
7. California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Operating Budget
$46,247
Recruiting
$522
Revenue
$189,310
8
8. University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Operating Budget
$43,074
Recruiting
$28,139
Revenue
$273,494
9
9. Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Operating Budget
$41,176
Recruiting
$42,059
Revenue
$232,021
10
10. San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
Operating Budget
$40,367
Recruiting
$2,348
Revenue
$338,457
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