Division III · Midwest Conference
Grinnell College Women's Cross Country
Grinnell, IA · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Grinnell College overview
27
Roster
2024–25 season
$55k
Team budget
73rd percentile in Division III
$2,044
Per roster spot
median $3,429
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
13%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Grinnell College fields a women's cross country team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, well above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $55,212, well above the median of $35k — $2,044 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 221 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#60Team budgetof 221 · Division III#177Spend per playerof 221 · Division III#13Roster sizeof 221 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III women's cross country program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$55,212 for the year
- Operating expenses$23,282 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,044 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$22,971 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Burnell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players191,733 2024-25
- Division III roster spots2,760 221 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 69 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,775undergraduates · 1,775 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →13%admitted · of 9,988 applicants
SAT middle 50%1418 – 1550
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 87%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $55,212 $2,045 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $22,971
Cost
Full picture →$33,446net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,862
Campus safety
Full picture →2.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 13 fields · Bachelor's
Research Grinnell College
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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions13% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,446 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,775Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.61 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 26 | 23 | $47k | — | 79% | |
| Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 49 | — | — | 998 | 64% | |
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 89% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 51 | — | — | 1000 | 89% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 55 | — | — | 987 | 94% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 57 | 10 | $34k | — | 71% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 61 | — | — | 1000 | 85% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 68 | 15 | $58k | — | 81% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 69 | 33 | $64k | — | 99% | |
| Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 89 | — | — | — | 93% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 108 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 113 | — | — | — | 68% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Midwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell College | 15 | $58k | $3,862 | — | vs | |
| Grinnell College | 27 | $55k | $2,044 | — | vs | |
| Ripon College | 15 | $48k | $3,195 | — | vs | |
| Knox College | 6 | $39k | $6,426 | — | vs | |
| Lake Forest College | 13 | $32k | $2,482 | — | vs | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | 6 | $17k | $2,865 | — | vs | |
| Beloit College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Illinois College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Lawrence University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Luther College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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