Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alcorn State University Women's Cross Country
Lorman, MS · the Braves · Alcorn State University overview
987
APR
95% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Alcorn 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 987, about the median of 994, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $868,503 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,713 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 Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$868,503 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,713 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$45,319 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan McKenzie | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Roy Lee Jr. | Assistant 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 →2,432undergraduates · 2,894 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 7,511 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 998
ACT middle 50%15 – 24
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate987
95% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $868,503
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $45,319
Cost
Full picture →$13,155net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,549
Campus safety
Full picture →1.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Women's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,155 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,432Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 57 | 13 | $119k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 62 | — | — | 989 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 64 | — | — | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 65 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 71 | — | — | 995 | 75% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 94 | — | — | 945 | 50% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 99 | — | — | 1000 | 73% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 101 | — | — | 1000 | 74% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 102 | — | — | 1000 | 24% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 102 | — | — | 975 | 94% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 113 | — | — | 984 | 99% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 115 | — | — | 998 | 94% |
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 | |
| Alcorn State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University | — | — | — | 942 | vs | |
| Alabama State University | — | — | — | 986 | 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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