Cairn University Women's Cross Country
Cairn University fields a women's cross country team in the United East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $25,667, below the median of $35k — $2,851 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
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$25,667 for the year
- Operating expenses$4,196 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,851 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$4,115 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| James Snider 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $25,667 $2,852 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $4,115
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $32,275
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Cairn 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | 15 | $80k | — | 74% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 10 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 11 | 10 | $21k | — | 92% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 12 | — | — | 993 | 79% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 14 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 16 | — | — | 980 | 86% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 16 | 6 | $24k | — | 92% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 17 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 18 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | — | — | 995 | 4% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 18 | — | — | 1000 | 83% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 19 | 8 | $28k | — | 78% |
Other women's cross country programs in the United East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallaudet University | 8 | $36k | $4,553 | — | vs | |
| Cedar Crest College | 8 | $32k | $3,975 | — | vs | |
| Cairn University | 9 | $26k | $2,851 | — | vs | |
| Lancaster Bible College | 10 | $25k | $2,502 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Abington | 10 | $21k | $2,080 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Berks College | 8 | $15k | $1,907 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | 8 | $13k | $1,667 | — | vs | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 7 | $10k | $1,454 | — | vs | |
| University of Valley Forge | 7 | $7k | $1,027 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Harrisburg | 12 | $6k | $497 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Brandywine | 7 | $6k | $789 | — | vs | |
| Keystone College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every United East Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked