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Division II · Conference Carolinas

Francis Marion University Women's Cross Country

Florence, SC · the Patriots · Francis Marion University overview
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Francis Marion University fields a women's cross country team in the Conference Carolinas (NCAA Division II). The school gave $1,164,745 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,501 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

$8k$468k

Roster sizes

137

The program

  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,164,745 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,501 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$19,781 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Mark Bluman head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
David WhiteAssistant CoachOn 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 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.
3,623undergraduates · 4,017 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
Setting
Rural
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
82%admitted · of 3,489 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1138
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
43%

Women's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,164,745
Recruiting spend, women's
$19,781

No team figures on file for this program yet.

$11,231net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$25,490
Sticker, out-of-state$35,874
Average net price$11,231
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,670
$30–48k$12,892
$48–75k$15,205
$75–110k$17,514
$110k and up$17,623
Tuition & fees
$11,170 in-state · $21,544 out

Campus safety

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0.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.57
Property0.24
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing100 · 21%
Business97 · 20%
Biological sciences65 · 13%
Psychology51 · 11%
Social sciences29 · 6%

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Francis Marion UniversityCoker University · 27 miUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke · 43 miCoastal Carolina University · 46 miWingate University · 71 miFayetteville State University · 75 miMethodist University · 79 miBenedict College · 79 miAllen University · 79 miUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia · 80 miSouth Carolina State University · 84 miClaflin University · 84 miCharleston Southern University · 87 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference278$46k—97%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas43———92%
Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference46——96180%
Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference71———85%
Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association758$104k—80%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference799$56k—75%
Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.7911$43k—67%
Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.79———32%
University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference80——98661%
South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.84——97282%
Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association846$71k—73%
Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference87——99476%

Other women's cross country programs in the Conference Carolinas

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
North Greenville University14$392k$28,001—vs
Converse University10$145k$14,514—vs
Emmanuel University (Georgia)7$118k$16,832—vs
Erskine College9$111k$12,375—vs
Barton College1$39k$38,788—vs
Belmont Abbey College20$39k$1,925—vs
Chowan University8$25k$3,104—vs
Francis Marion University————vs
Ferrum College————vs
King University————vs
Lees-McRae College————vs
Shorter University————vs
Southern Wesleyan University————vs
University of Mount Olive————vs
University of North Carolina at Pembroke————vs
Young Harris College————vs

Every Conference Carolinas women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked