Fayetteville State University Women's Cross Country
Fayetteville State University fields a women's cross country team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $103,647, above the median of $81k — $12,955 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II women's cross country programs. The school gave $615,047 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,474 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 101 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$103,647 for the year
- Operating expenses$25,425 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,955 division median $7,450
- Athletic aid, women's teams$615,047 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,474 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$3,205 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Hyland head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 II roster spots1,152 101 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 170 0.60% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 35%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $103,647 $12,956 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $615,047
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $3,205
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $3,969 in-state · $7,969 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Fayetteville 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 4 | 9 | $56k | — | 75% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 25 | — | — | 1000 | 94% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 32 | — | — | — | 92% | |
| University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas | 47 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 50 | 10 | $120k | — | 30% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | — | — | 1000 | 40% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 59 | — | — | 990 | 19% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 62 | 9 | $97k | 962 | 90% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 64 | — | — | 1000 | 7% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 72 | 1 | $39k | — | 96% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw University | 10 | $120k | $11,976 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 8 | $104k | $12,955 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 6 | $77k | $12,808 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 6 | $71k | $11,812 | — | vs | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 8 | $43k | $5,365 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 12 | $37k | $3,120 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 5 | $20k | $3,921 | — | vs | |
| Bowie State University | 10 | $19k | $1,946 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 11 | $15k | $1,379 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Virginia State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked