Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Boston College Women's Cross Country
Chestnut Hill, MA · the Eagles · Boston College overview
990
APR
99% of players retained
16%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston College fields a women's cross country team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,962,005 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $32,732 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 Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,962,005 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$32,732 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$473,572 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Watson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Tim McGowan | Assistant Coach (cross country / distance, recruiting co-coordinator) | On file · sign in |
| Elisabeth Danis | Associate Head Coach (Women's Track & Field / Cross Country) | On file · sign in |
| Kemar Mowatt | Assistant Coach - Sprints / Jumps | not on file |
| Kim Keenan | 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 →10,083undergraduates · 15,280 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →16%admitted · of 36,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1430 – 1540
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,962,005
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $473,572
Cost
Full picture →$32,590net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,680
Campus safety
Full picture →1.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · 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 divisionAdmissions16% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,590 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,083Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 3 | — | — | 1000 | 11% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 4 | — | — | 985 | 3% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 4 | 6 | $58k | — | 85% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 4 | — | — | 988 | 6% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 4 | 19 | $55k | — | 5% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 48% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 5 | — | — | — | 35% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 5 | 9 | $21k | — | 47% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University 1 over cap | 18 | $879k | $48,825 | 995 | vs | |
| Boston College | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Clemson University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Duke University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| Syracuse University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Virginia | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University | — | — | — | 972 | vs |
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