Division I · Big 12 Conference
Iowa State University Women's Cross Country
Ames, IA · the Cyclones · Iowa State University overview
1000
APR
99% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Iowa State University fields a women's cross country team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,735,216 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,033 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 Rate1000 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,735,216 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,033 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$481,556 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Sudbury head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Laura Harmon | Head Women's Cross Country / Assistant Track Coach | On file · sign in |
| Patrick Peterson | Associate Men's Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Katie Osika | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maria Sudbury | Director of Operations | 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 →25,332undergraduates · 30,177 students in all
Women 45% Men 55%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 22,995 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1350
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,735,216
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $481,556
Cost
Full picture →$17,354net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,497 in-state · $27,683 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 24 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,354 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 25,332Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 29 | — | — | 998 | 64% | |
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 46 | — | — | — | 89% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 51 | 27 | $55k | — | 13% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 57 | 23 | $47k | — | 79% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 70 | — | — | 987 | 94% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 77 | 33 | $64k | — | 99% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 90 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 102 | 10 | $34k | — | 71% | |
| Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 110 | — | — | — | 93% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 112 | — | — | 1000 | 85% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 114 | 15 | $58k | — | 81% | |
| Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference | 129 | — | — | — | 73% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Arizona State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Baylor University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Kansas State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University | — | — | — | 982 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Arizona | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Houston | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| University of Kansas | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Utah | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| West Virginia University | — | — | — | 996 | vs |
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