Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Colby College Women's Cross Country
Waterville, ME · the Mules · Colby College overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$130k
Team budget
97th percentile in Division III
$8,112
Per roster spot
median $3,429
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Colby College fields a women's cross country team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, well above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $129,799, well above the median of $35k — $8,112 per roster spot, top 10% 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).
#8Team budgetof 221 · Division III#5Spend per playerof 221 · Division III#51Roster sizeof 221 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III women's cross country program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$129,799 for the year
- Operating expenses$28,733 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,112 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$68,657 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Beers head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →2,284undergraduates · 2,284 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 17,786 applicants
SAT middle 50%1440 – 1550
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $129,799 $8,112 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $68,657
Cost
Full picture →$15,163net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,600
Campus safety
Full picture →4.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 31 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's
Research Colby College
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,163 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 2,284Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas College Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 3 | 6 | $38k | — | 97% | |
| University of Maine, Farmington Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 25 | 8 | $46k | — | 98% | |
| Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 41 | — | — | — | 13% | |
| Maine Maritime Academy Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 44 | 5 | $30k | — | 61% | |
| Husson University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 47 | 9 | $30k | — | 86% | |
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 48 | — | — | — | 8% | |
| University of Maine Division I · America East Conference | 54 | — | — | 1000 | 96% | |
| Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 65 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| University of Southern Maine Division III · Little East Conference | 69 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| University of New England Division III · Conference of New England | 84 | 17 | $48k | — | 89% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference | 115 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of New Hampshire Division I · America East Conference | 117 | — | — | 996 | 87% |
Other women's cross country programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby College | 16 | $130k | $8,112 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 27 | $105k | $3,873 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 32 | $90k | $2,807 | — | vs | |
| Hamilton College | 18 | $90k | $4,983 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 27 | $84k | $3,122 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every New England Small College Athletic Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked