Division I · BIG EAST Conference
DePaul University Women's Cross Country
Chicago, IL · the Blue Demons · DePaul University overview
990
APR
99% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
DePaul University fields a women's cross country team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,399,529 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,663 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 Rate990 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,399,529 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,663 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$179,305 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Dopek head coach | Head 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 →14,374undergraduates · 21,348 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 32,176 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1340
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,399,529
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $179,305
Cost
Full picture →$32,129net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,174
Campus safety
Full picture →0.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 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 divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,129 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,374Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.75 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 0 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 1 | — | — | 1000 | 79% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 3 | 9 | $20k | — | 55% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | — | — | — | 5% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 8 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | — | — | 995 | 81% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 9 | 8 | $50k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 10 | 10 | $33k | — | 80% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 11 | — | — | 985 | 41% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 12 | 25 | $1.3M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 16 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 14 | $97k | — | 71% |
Other women's cross country programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall University at cap | 17 | $453k | $26,641 | 1000 | vs | |
| DePaul University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Butler University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Creighton University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgetown University | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| Marquette University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Villanova University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University | — | — | — | 985 | vs |
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