Division I · Metro Conference
Fairfield University Women's Cross Country
Fairfield, CT · the Stags · Fairfield University overview
16
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 17
$151k
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$9,432
Per roster spot
median $14,760
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
994
APR
98% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Fairfield University fields a women's cross country team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, above the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $150,922, about the median of $162k — $9,432 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,594,516 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,517 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).
#28Team budgetof 346 · Division I#32Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#18Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#166APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$150,922 for the year
- Operating expenses$22,754 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,432 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,594,516 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,517 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$167,482 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Jayworth head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrea Condie | Assistant Men's & Women's Cross Country 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 →4,968undergraduates · 6,289 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →45%admitted · of 15,463 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1716
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate994
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $150,922 $9,433 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,594,516
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $167,482
Cost
Full picture →$47,630net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,360
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →46%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fairfield 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$47,630 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 46%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,968Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | — | — | 993 | 68% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 18 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 18 | — | — | 980 | 49% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 19 | 6 | $15k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | — | — | 1000 | 5% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 24 | 6 | $25k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 25 | 7 | $23k | — | 85% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 26 | — | — | 1000 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 29 | 5 | $86k | — | 90% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack College 4 over cap | 21 | $552k | $26,278 | — | vs | |
| Siena University 4 over cap | 21 | $310k | $14,760 | 1000 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 1 | 16 | $151k | $9,432 | 994 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 9 | 8 | $118k | $14,797 | 992 | vs | |
| Canisius University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Iona University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Manhattan University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Marist University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Rider University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Metro Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked