Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Aurora University Women's Cross Country
Aurora, IL · the Spartans · Aurora University overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$65k
Team budget
81st percentile in Division III
$4,344
Per roster spot
median $3,429
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Aurora University fields a women's cross country team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $65,161, well above the median of $35k — $4,344 per roster spot, upper 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).
#43Team budgetof 221 · Division III#74Spend per playerof 221 · Division III#57Roster sizeof 221 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III women's cross country program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$65,161 for the year
- Operating expenses$10,458 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,344 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$45,016 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Gillespie head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,098undergraduates · 5,935 students in all
Women 71% Men 29%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 5,264 applicants
SAT middle 50%930 – 1133
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $65,161 $4,344 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $45,016
Cost
Full picture →$19,220net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $28,220
Campus safety
Full picture →0.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Aurora 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,220 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,098Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 11 | 13 | $78k | — | 58% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 3 | $4k | — | 77% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 15 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 17 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 23 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League | 25 | 10 | $402k | 985 | 70% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 29 | 10 | $33k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 30 | 8 | $50k | — | 93% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 36 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 37 | — | — | 1000 | 79% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 38 | 9 | $20k | — | 55% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 38 | — | — | 990 | 74% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University | 15 | $65k | $4,344 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 12 | $58k | $4,831 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 8 | $50k | $6,247 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 20 | $45k | $2,260 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) | 10 | $33k | $3,346 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 6 | $32k | $5,325 | — | vs | |
| Edgewood University | 5 | $20k | $3,986 | — | vs | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 9 | $20k | $2,179 | — | vs | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 3 | $4k | $1,183 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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