Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Delaware State University Women's Cross Country
Dover, DE · the Hornets · Delaware State University overview
975
APR
98% of players retained
62%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Delaware State University fields a women's cross country team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 975, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,810,410 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,486 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 Rate975 multi-year; 950 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,810,410 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,486 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$23,185 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gwen Harris | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Stephen Kimes | 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 →4,941undergraduates · 5,828 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →62%admitted · of 7,542 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1070
ACT middle 50%22 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 39%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate975
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,810,410
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $23,185
Cost
Full picture →$15,555net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,314 in-state · $20,250 out
Campus safety
Full picture →5.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Delaware 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 divisionAdmissions62% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,555 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,941Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington University (Delaware) Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 34 | 9 | $94k | — | — | |
| University of Delaware Division I · Conference USA | 36 | 22 | $393k | 994 | 65% | |
| Goldey-Beacom College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 39 | 8 | $54k | — | 77% | |
| Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 42 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 48 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 48 | 8 | $32k | — | 84% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 48 | 10 | $26k | — | 76% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 7% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 51 | 7 | $6k | — | 95% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 52 | — | — | 1000 | 9% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 53 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 56 | — | — | 1000 | 6% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Central University room for 8 | 9 | $97k | $10,764 | 962 | vs | |
| Delaware State University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Coppin State University | — | — | — | 921 | vs | |
| Howard University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Morgan State University | — | — | — | 965 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University | — | — | — | 972 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | — | — | — | 956 | vs |
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