Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Howard University Women's Cross Country
Washington, DC · the Bison · Howard University overview
987
APR
100% of players retained
35%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Howard University fields a women's cross country team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 987, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,640,477 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,874 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,640,477 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,874 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$20,848 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Oliver head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jessica Cousins | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dameon Morgan | Cross Country Head Coach / Track & Field Assistant Coach | On 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 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.Campus
Full picture →10,190undergraduates · 13,416 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →35%admitted · of 30,342 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1298
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate987
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,640,477
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $20,848
Cost
Full picture →$30,028net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,344
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Howard University
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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions35% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,028 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference | 2 | 8 | $36k | — | 61% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 2 | — | — | 1000 | 44% | |
| University of the District of Columbia Division II · East Coast Conference | 3 | 14 | $140k | — | — | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 3 | — | — | 996 | 13% | |
| American University Division I · Patriot League | 4 | — | — | 1000 | 47% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 6 | 7 | $40k | — | 81% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 6 | — | — | 992 | 45% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 10 | $19k | — | 84% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | — | — | 1000 | 89% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 28 | — | — | 1000 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 29 | — | — | 1000 | 9% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Central University room for 8 | 9 | $97k | $10,764 | 962 | vs | |
| Howard University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Coppin State University | — | — | — | 921 | vs | |
| Delaware State University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Morgan State University | — | — | — | 965 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University | — | — | — | 972 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | — | — | — | 956 | vs |
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