Overview
About Wilkes
Wilkes University has men’s and women’s cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MACF). The Colonels train at Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium (400m outdoor track). Wilkes is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with 2,455 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $44,742 USD.
Teams
Colonels cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Paul HodaHead Cross Country Coach
- Ali ElsesserAssistant Cross Country Coach
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at WU
Fields of study
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 59%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $44,742 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $44,742 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $57,565 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $25,799 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $24,537 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $30,852 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $30,358 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $30,851 USD
- Over $110,000
- $32,383 USD