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Division II · Great American Conference

Harding University Women's Cross Country

Searcy, AR · the Bisons, Lady Bisons · Harding University overview
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Harding University fields a women's cross country team in the Great American Conference (NCAA Division II). The school gave $1,646,535 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,904 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$1,646,535 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$10,904 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$17,140 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Don Hood 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.
3,496undergraduates · 4,608 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Churches of Christ
100%admitted · of 2,202 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1280
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
71%

Women's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,646,535
Recruiting spend, women's
$17,140

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$21,069net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$39,298
Average net price$21,069
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,473
$30–48k$16,466
$48–75k$18,528
$75–110k$22,084
$110k and up$23,563
Tuition & fees
$24,888

Campus safety

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0.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.92
Property1.35
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business119 · 16%
Health professions & nursing98 · 13%
Education94 · 13%
Computer & information sciences54 · 7%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation46 · 6%

Research Harding University

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Harding UniversityLyon College · 37 miHendrix College · 42 miUniversity of Central Arkansas · 43 miUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock · 50 miUniversity of Arkansas, Pine Bluff · 71 miArkansas State University · 72 miArkansas Tech University · 80 miLeMoyne-Owen College · 96 miRhodes College · 98 miChristian Brothers University · 99 miUniversity of the Ozarks (Arkansas) · 99 miUniversity of Memphis · 101 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference377$29k—66%
Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference425$25k—53%
University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference43——99790%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference50——95858%
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.71——100058%
Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference72——100070%
Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference80———96%
LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.966$25k—97%
Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association98———50%
Christian Brothers University Division II · Gulf South Conference99———88%
University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference99———58%
University of Memphis Division I · American Conference101——99493%

Other women's cross country programs in the Great American Conference

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