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Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Grand Valley State University Women's Cross Country

Allendale, MI · the Lakers · Grand Valley State University overview
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Grand Valley State University fields a women's cross country team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). The school gave $2,579,885 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,843 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$2,579,885 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,843 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$58,448 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jerry Baltes head coachHead 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.
19,243undergraduates · 22,269 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
95%admitted · of 24,297 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1190
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
69%

Women's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,579,885
Recruiting spend, women's
$58,448

No team figures on file for this program yet.

$17,995net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,027
Sticker, out-of-state$35,219
Average net price$17,995
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,395
$30–48k$11,390
$48–75k$14,507
$75–110k$20,860
$110k and up$23,541
Tuition & fees
$14,978 in-state · $21,154 out

Campus safety

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1.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.42
Property0.62
In residence halls
13 burglaries · 60 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
61 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business939 · 23%
Health professions & nursing613 · 15%
Biological sciences340 · 8%
Psychology278 · 7%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation232 · 6%

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Grand Valley State UniversityCalvin University · 15 miHope College · 16 miDavenport University · 20 miKalamazoo College · 49 miWestern Michigan University · 49 miFerris State University · 54 miThe University of Olivet · 61 miAlma College · 68 miCentral Michigan University · 71 miMichigan State University · 73 miAlbion College · 76 miSaint Mary's College (Indiana) · 89 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association1521$103k—71%
Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association16———76%
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference20———97%
Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4923$76k—76%
Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference49——98685%
Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference54———81%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association619$20k—97%
Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association68———66%
Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference71——98991%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference73——99784%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association76———83%
Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association89———81%

Other women's cross country programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked