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Division III · Centennial Conference

Dickinson College Women's Cross Country

Carlisle, PA · the Red Devils · Dickinson College overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$132k
Team budget
97th percentile in Division III
$6,926
Per roster spot
median $3,429
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
43%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Dickinson College fields a women's cross country team in the Centennial Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, well above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $131,612, well above the median of $35k — $6,926 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).

Team budget$132k
Spend per player$6,926
Roster size19
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$4k$176k
this programevery Division III women's cross country program

Roster sizes

135
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster19 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$131,612 for the year
  • Operating expenses$27,530 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$6,926 division median $3,429
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$29,341 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Donald J. Nichter head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,204undergraduates · 2,217 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
43%admitted · of 7,185 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
83%

Women's Cross Country

Full picture →
19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$131,612 $6,927 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$29,341
$40,242net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$83,227
Average net price$40,242
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,167
$30–48k$15,148
$48–75k$16,348
$75–110k$21,727
$110k and up$43,766
Tuition & fees
$63,450

Campus safety

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10.08violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent10.08
Property1.87
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Social sciences95 · 21%
Biological sciences76 · 17%
Business49 · 11%
Natural resources & conservation37 · 8%
Psychology33 · 7%

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Dickinson CollegeMessiah University · 12 miShippensburg University of Pennsylvania · 20 miPenn State Harrisburg · 24 miGettysburg College · 25 miYork College (Pennsylvania) · 31 miElizabethtown College · 32 miMount St. Mary's University · 37 miLebanon Valley College · 37 miMcDaniel College · 44 miSusquehanna University · 44 miMillersville University of Pennsylvania · 47 miFranklin & Marshall College · 48 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences12———78%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference20———86%
Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference2412$6k—96%
Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference25———48%
York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences319$32k—94%
Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference32———77%
Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference37——100072%
Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences3719$47k—75%
McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference449$33k—84%
Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference44———79%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference47———89%
Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference4811$42k—32%

Other women's cross country programs in the Centennial Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Dickinson College19$132k$6,926—vs
Franklin & Marshall College11$42k$3,783—vs
McDaniel College9$33k$3,650—vs
Bryn Mawr College————vs
Gettysburg College————vs
Haverford College————vs
Johns Hopkins University————vs
Muhlenberg College————vs
Swarthmore College————vs
Ursinus College————vs

Every Centennial Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked