Division I · Horizon League
Cleveland State University Women's Cross Country
Cleveland, OH · the Vikings · Cleveland State University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Cleveland State University fields a women's cross country team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,884,996 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,244 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 Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,884,996 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,244 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$121,529 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Poole head coach | Head 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 →9,463undergraduates · 14,117 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →95%admitted · of 10,274 applicants
ACT middle 50%17 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,884,996
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $121,529
Cost
Full picture →$16,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,613 in-state · $17,973 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cleveland State 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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions95% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,307 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | 15 | $65k | — | 29% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Ursuline College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 11 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 13 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 31 | — | — | — | 93% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 31 | — | — | 1000 | 71% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 32 | 12 | $72k | — | 33% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 49 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 80% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University room for 7 | 10 | $402k | $40,237 | 985 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 3 | 14 | $153k | $10,913 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 3 | 14 | $152k | $10,824 | 994 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Oakland University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Wright State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs |
Every Horizon League women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked