Bard College Women's Cross Country
Bard College fields a women's cross country team in the Liberty League (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $32,385, about the median of $35k — $3,238 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
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$32,385 for the year
- Operating expenses$8,046 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,238 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$35,540 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brody Smith 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
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $32,385 $3,239 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $35,540
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $63,612
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Bard 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist University Division I · Metro Conference | 21 | — | — | 1000 | 65% | |
| State University of New York at New Paltz Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 21 | 15 | $79k | — | 59% | |
| Vassar College Division III · Liberty League | 23 | 21 | $86k | — | 18% | |
| Mount Saint Mary College (New York) Division III · Skyline Conference | 35 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League | 44 | — | — | 996 | 14% | |
| University at Albany Division I · America East Conference | 46 | 21 | $28k | 960 | 70% | |
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 49 | 21 | $310k | 1000 | 71% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 49 | 6 | $15k | — | 81% | |
| Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8 | 50 | 4 | $27k | — | 76% | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League | 50 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 54 | 15 | $24k | — | 83% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 54 | — | — | — | — |
Other women's cross country programs in the Liberty League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassar College | 21 | $86k | $4,119 | — | vs | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 13 | $77k | $5,893 | — | vs | |
| Ithaca College | 14 | $71k | $5,098 | — | vs | |
| St. Lawrence University | 18 | $57k | $3,160 | — | vs | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 19 | $33k | $1,742 | — | vs | |
| Bard College | 10 | $32k | $3,238 | — | vs | |
| Clarkson University | 9 | $18k | $2,036 | — | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Union College (New York) | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Liberty League women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked