Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Duquesne University Women's Cross Country
Pittsburgh, PA · the Dukes · Duquesne University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Duquesne University fields a women's cross country team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,617,684 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,298 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 Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,617,684 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,298 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$134,023 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Gibson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jim Spisak | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Diane Gibson | 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 →5,226undergraduates · 8,137 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 14,112 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1350
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,617,684
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $134,023
Cost
Full picture →$35,125net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $47,146
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →39%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 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 divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,125 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 39%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,226Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 98% | |
| Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 2 | 6 | $23k | — | 87% | |
| University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 2 | — | — | 996 | 50% | |
| Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | — | — | — | 11% | |
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 4 | 9 | $31k | — | 70% | |
| La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 9 | 28 | $12k | — | 78% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League | 13 | — | — | 993 | 91% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 25 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | — | — | — | 94% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Davidson College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Fordham University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| George Mason University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| George Washington University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| La Salle University | — | — | — | 980 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Dayton | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Richmond | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked