Division I · American Conference
Florida Atlantic University Women's Cross Country
Boca Raton, FL · the Owls · Florida Atlantic University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Florida Atlantic University fields a women's cross country team in the American 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 $3,462,273 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,923 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$3,462,273 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,923 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$225,917 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Smolka 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 →24,614undergraduates · 30,790 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →73%admitted · of 27,612 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1210
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,462,273
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $225,917
Cost
Full picture →$9,839net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $4,879 in-state · $17,324 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Florida Atlantic 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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions73% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,839 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 24,614Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 74% | |
| Nova Southeastern University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 23 | 19 | $185k | — | 88% | |
| Barry University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 35 | 15 | $168k | — | 59% | |
| Florida International University Division I · Conference USA | 46 | — | — | 994 | 59% | |
| University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 46 | — | — | — | 19% | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 104 | 8 | $253k | 1000 | 77% |
Other women's cross country programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tulsa 8 over cap | 25 | $484k | $19,358 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| East Carolina University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Rice University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Temple University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Tulane University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Memphis | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of North Texas | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of South Florida | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| Wichita State University | — | — | — | 973 | vs |
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