Division I · Big South Conference
Charleston Southern University Women's Cross Country
Charleston, SC · the Buccaneers · Charleston Southern University overview
994
APR
98% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Charleston Southern University fields a women's cross country team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,608,458 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,254 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 Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,608,458 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,254 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,778 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Soyini Thompson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Karl Thiessen | Assistant Track & Field / Cross Country Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryann Helmers | 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 →2,914undergraduates · 3,545 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 6,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1160
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate994
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,608,458
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,778
Cost
Full picture →$21,347net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $31,030
Campus safety
Full picture →0.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 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 divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,347 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,914Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.26 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel Division I · Southern Conference | 14 | — | — | 1000 | 98% | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 16 | 13 | $161k | 993 | 72% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 57 | — | — | 972 | 82% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 6 | $71k | — | 73% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 70 | 8 | $72k | — | 69% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 83 | — | — | 961 | 80% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 87 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 88 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | — | — | 986 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 90 | — | — | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 90 | 11 | $43k | — | 67% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 96 | 8 | $46k | — | 97% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian College room for 9 | 8 | $103k | $12,838 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 7 | 10 | $62k | $6,187 | 967 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| High Point University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Longwood University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Radford University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| Winthrop University | — | — | — | 991 | vs |
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