Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University Women's Cross Country
Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
998
APR
100% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Cornell University fields a women's cross country team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
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 Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$470,239 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Henderson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Mike Henderson | Alan B. '53 and Elizabeth Heekin Harris Head Coach of Women's Track & Field / Men's and Women's Cross Country | not on file |
| Kayla Evans | Assistant 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 →16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate998
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $470,239
Cost
Full picture →$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cornell 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 divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 2 | 14 | $71k | — | 70% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 18 | 22 | $53k | — | 51% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 33 | 11 | $25k | — | 94% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference | 36 | — | — | 1000 | 38% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 38 | 19 | $33k | — | 57% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 44 | — | — | 986 | 42% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 46 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 53 | 9 | $28k | — | 91% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 55 | — | — | 1000 | 12% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 68 | 11 | $28k | — | 48% | |
| Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 68 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 69 | 18 | $90k | — | 12% |
Other women's cross country programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University 7 over cap | 24 | $202k | $8,437 | 993 | vs | |
| Cornell University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Princeton University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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