Division I · Pac-12 Conference
California State University, Fresno Women's Cross Country
Fresno, CA · the Bulldogs · California State University, Fresno overview
962
APR
95% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Fresno fields a women's cross country team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 962, about the median of 994, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,460,456 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,279 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 Rate962 multi-year; 935 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,460,456 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,279 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$207,443 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Drake head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →21,430undergraduates · 23,986 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 20,201 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate962
95% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,460,456
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $207,443
Cost
Full picture →$7,303net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,980 in-state · $18,860 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.2violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Fresno
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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$7,303 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,430Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 6 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| University of California, Merced Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 54 | 11 | $95k | — | 39% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 78 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 107 | — | — | 994 | 88% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 114 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference | 116 | — | — | 993 | 30% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 118 | 12 | $290k | 992 | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 120 | — | — | — | — | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 123 | — | — | 970 | 80% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 126 | 21 | $362k | 1000 | 44% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 128 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 140 | — | — | — | 97% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Fresno | — | — | — | 962 | vs | |
| Boise State University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Colorado State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Gonzaga University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Oregon State University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| San Diego State University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Texas State University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Utah State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Washington State University | — | — | — | 977 | vs |
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