Amherst College Women's Cross Country
Amherst College fields a women's cross country team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, well above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $84,318, well above the median of $35k — $3,122 per roster spot, lower half of Division III women's cross country programs. 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
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$84,318 for the year
- Operating expenses$25,968 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,122 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$68,244 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Chappell-Dick head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- 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.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $84,318 $3,123 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $68,244
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,280
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 32 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Amherst College
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 1 | — | — | 1000 | 58% | |
| Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 20% | |
| Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 38% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 16 | 8 | $9k | — | 88% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 18 | 8 | $33k | — | 83% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 18 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 19 | — | — | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 7 | $21k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | 12 | $37k | — | 42% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 90% |
Other women's cross country programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby College | 16 | $130k | $8,112 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 27 | $105k | $3,873 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 32 | $90k | $2,807 | — | vs | |
| Hamilton College | 18 | $90k | $4,983 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 27 | $84k | $3,122 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every New England Small College Athletic Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked