Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alabama State University Women's Cross Country
Montgomery, AL · the Hornets · Alabama State University overview
986
APR
99% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Alabama State University fields a women's cross country team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,551,228 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,764 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,551,228 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,764 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$58,757 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ritche Beene head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ritchie Beene | Head Coach | not on file |
| Hannah White | Throwers Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players191,733 2024-25
- Division I roster spots656 346 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 290 0.34% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's cross country recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,322undergraduates · 3,870 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 5,346 applicants
SAT middle 50%865 – 1069
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 30%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,551,228
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $58,757
Cost
Full picture →$13,504net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,248 in-state · $19,576 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →12%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Alabama State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,504 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 12%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,322Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.9 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 1 | 5 | $35k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 7 | 11 | $236k | — | 93% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 35 | 12 | $65k | — | 31% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 44 | — | — | 994 | 93% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 50 | — | — | 1000 | 50% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 61 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 80 | 10 | $56k | — | 99% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 81 | — | — | 992 | 82% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 84 | — | — | 994 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 85 | 10 | $66k | — | — | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 86 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 93 | — | — | 985 | 76% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M University room for 5 | 12 | $231k | $19,219 | 985 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 6 | 11 | $103k | $9,395 | 970 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 8 | 9 | $88k | $9,789 | 986 | vs | |
| Alabama State University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University | — | — | — | 942 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Grambling State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Jackson State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University | — | — | — | 960 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge | — | — | — | 945 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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