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Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.

Grambling State University Women's Cross Country

Grambling, LA · the Tigers · Grambling State University overview
1000
APR
98% of players retained
24%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Grambling State University fields a women's cross country team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,564,583 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,482 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).

APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$28k$1.3M

Roster sizes (cap 17)

535

The program

  • Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,564,583 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,482 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$26,527 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Alonzo Banks head coachHead Coachnot 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.
4,279undergraduates · 5,114 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes
24%admitted · of 24,521 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1150
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
32%

Women's Cross Country

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Academic Progress Rate1000
98% of players kept year to year
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,564,583
Recruiting spend, women's
$26,527
$19,092net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$25,663
Sticker, out-of-state$34,686
Average net price$19,092
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,447
$30–48k$19,923
$48–75k$23,591
$75–110k$24,096
$110k and up$24,356
Tuition & fees
$7,683 in-state · $16,706 out

Campus safety

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0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.91
Property1.10
In residence halls
13 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business102 · 16%
Criminal justice & protective services87 · 14%
Biological sciences76 · 12%
Liberal arts & general studies42 · 7%
Education41 · 7%

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Grambling State UniversityLouisiana Tech University · 4 miUniversity of Louisiana Monroe · 37 miNorthwestern State University · 58 miCentenary College (Louisiana) · 59 miSouthern Arkansas University · 61 miUniversity of Arkansas, Monticello · 90 miEast Texas Baptist University · 97 miAlcorn State University · 102 miOuachita Baptist University · 112 miHenderson State University · 113 miLeTourneau University · 117 miUniversity of Arkansas, Pine Bluff · 125 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference4——100073%
University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference37——99575%
Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference58——99894%
Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference59———54%
Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference61———67%
University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference909$25k——
East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference97———60%
Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.102——98725%
Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference11237$390k—69%
Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference11310$99k—82%
LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference1178$35k—41%
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.125——100058%

Other women's cross country programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Prairie View A&M University room for 512$231k$19,219985vs
Bethune-Cookman University room for 611$103k$9,395970vs
Florida A&M University room for 89$88k$9,789986vs
Grambling State University———1000vs
Alabama A&M University———942vs
Alabama State University———986vs
Alcorn State University———987vs
Jackson State University———989vs
Mississippi Valley State University———960vs
Southern University, Baton Rouge———945vs
Texas Southern University———975vs
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff———1000vs

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