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Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences

Alvernia University Women's Cross Country

Reading, PA · the Golden Wolves · Alvernia University overview
62%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Alvernia University fields a women's cross country team in the Middle Atlantic Conferences (NCAA Division III). The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III women's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 221 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budgets across the division

$4k$176k

Roster sizes

135

The program

  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$32,459 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Eric Bennett head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school cross country players191,733 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots2,760 221 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 69 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division III; 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.
2,050undergraduates · 2,485 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
62%admitted · of 5,491 applicants
SAT middle 50%1066 – 1253
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
58%

Women's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$32,459

No team figures on file for this program yet.

$26,166net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$61,900
Average net price$26,166
Net price by family income
$0–30k$27,979
$30–48k$27,001
$48–75k$26,381
$75–110k$27,019
$110k and up$30,036
Tuition & fees
$42,810

Campus safety

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0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.83
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
46%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing170 · 46%
Business55 · 15%
Criminal justice & protective services27 · 7%
Biological sciences25 · 7%
Education21 · 6%

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Alvernia UniversityAlbright College · 4 miPenn State Berks College · 4 miKutztown University of Pennsylvania · 16 miUniversity of Valley Forge · 24 miLancaster Bible College · 25 miUrsinus College · 27 miFranklin & Marshall College · 27 miImmaculata University · 27 miCedar Crest College · 29 miMuhlenberg College · 30 miWest Chester University of Pennsylvania · 30 miLebanon Valley College · 30 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences44$6k—86%
Penn State Berks College Division III · United East Conference48$15k—97%
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference16———95%
University of Valley Forge Division III · United East Conference247$7k—78%
Lancaster Bible College Division III · United East Conference2510$25k—95%
Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference27———87%
Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference2711$42k—32%
Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference2712$13k—78%
Cedar Crest College Division III · United East Conference298$32k—99%
Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference30———64%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference30———79%
Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences3019$47k—75%

Other women's cross country programs in the Middle Atlantic Conferences

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
DeSales University13$60k$4,633—vs
Lebanon Valley College19$47k$2,448—vs
Widener University8$32k$4,058—vs
York College (Pennsylvania)9$32k$3,590—vs
Hood College10$29k$2,920—vs
Neumann University10$26k$2,609—vs
Delaware Valley University6$24k$4,033—vs
Stevenson University9$18k$2,053—vs
Albright College4$6k$1,585—vs
Alvernia University————vs
Arcadia University————vs
Eastern University————vs
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham———985vs
King's College (Pennsylvania)————vs
Marywood University————vs
Messiah University————vs
Misericordia University————vs
Stevens Institute of Technology————vs

Every Middle Atlantic Conferences women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked