Division I · Mid-American Conference
Central Michigan University Women's Cross Country
Mount Pleasant, MI · the Chippewas · Central Michigan University overview
989
APR
99% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Central Michigan University fields a women's cross country team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,835,760 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,806 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 Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,835,760 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,806 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,544 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Swieton head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Sarah Anderson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jordan Eccleston | Volunteer Assistant 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 →10,055undergraduates · 14,399 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 18,102 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1210
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,835,760
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,544
Cost
Full picture →$15,826net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,312
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Central Michigan University
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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 divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,826 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,055Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 25 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 41 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 61 | — | — | 997 | 84% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 61 | 21 | $103k | — | 71% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 71 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 80 | 9 | $20k | — | 97% | |
| Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 87 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 93 | — | — | — | 83% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 99 | 23 | $76k | — | 76% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Ball State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Akron | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Toledo | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University | — | — | — | 986 | vs |
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