Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Florida A&M University Women's Cross Country
Tallahassee, FL · the Rattlers · Florida A&M University overview
9
Roster
room for 8 under the cap of 17
$88k
Team budget
90th percentile in Division I
$9,789
Per roster spot
median $14,760
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
986
APR
97% of players retained
21%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Florida A&M University fields a women's cross country team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $88,104, well below the median of $162k — $9,789 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. That leaves room for 8 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 994, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,606,888 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,068 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).
#36Team budgetof 346 · Division I#30Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#34Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#253APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 8
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$88,104 for the year
- Operating expenses$5,498 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,789 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,606,888 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,068 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$8,000 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Garfield Ellenwood II 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 →7,796undergraduates · 9,265 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →21%admitted · of 22,713 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1150
ACT middle 50%20 – 24
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 179
room for 8
Academic Progress Rate986
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $88,104 $9,789 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,606,888
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $8,000
Cost
Full picture →$15,491net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,785 in-state · $17,725 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Florida A&M 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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions21% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,491 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,796Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.43 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 1 | — | — | 1000 | 25% | |
| Valdosta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 66 | 9 | $82k | — | 83% | |
| Albany State University (Georgia) Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 79 | 11 | $24k | — | — | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 112 | 8 | $28k | — | 77% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 128 | — | — | 990 | 24% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 137 | — | — | 994 | 93% | |
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 148 | 12 | $32k | — | 63% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 148 | 10 | $56k | — | 99% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M University room for 5 | 12 | $231k | $19,219 | 985 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 6 | 11 | $103k | $9,395 | 970 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 8 | 9 | $88k | $9,789 | 986 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University | — | — | — | 942 | vs | |
| Alabama State University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Grambling State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Jackson State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University | — | — | — | 960 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge | — | — | — | 945 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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