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Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference

Jacksonville University Women's Cross Country

Jacksonville, FL · the Dolphins · Jacksonville University overview
990
APR
96% of players retained
57%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Jacksonville University fields a women's cross country team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 994, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,133,568 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,204 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).

APR990

Team budgets across the division

$28k$1.3M

Roster sizes (cap 17)

535

The program

  • Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
  • Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$4,133,568 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,204 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$104,514 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jordon Garman head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Aaron AustinAssistant Coachnot on file
Samantha WoodVolunteer Assistant CoachOn file · sign in
Diego VelaTrack and Field Head 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 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.
2,662undergraduates · 3,957 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None
57%admitted · of 8,879 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1260
ACT middle 50%24 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
57%

Women's Cross Country

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Academic Progress Rate990
96% of players kept year to year
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,133,568
Recruiting spend, women's
$104,514
$25,745net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$66,056
Average net price$25,745
Net price by family income
$0–30k$23,467
$30–48k$23,680
$48–75k$22,141
$75–110k$29,211
$110k and up$30,566
Tuition & fees
$46,030

Campus safety

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1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.33
Property0.08
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
41%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing267 · 41%
Business76 · 12%
Transportation60 · 9%
Visual & performing arts57 · 9%
Biological sciences34 · 5%

Research Jacksonville University

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Jacksonville UniversityUniversity of North Florida · 8 miFlagler College · 36 miUniversity of Florida · 66 miBethune-Cookman University · 86 miEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) · 87 miStetson University · 93 miValdosta State University · 106 miSavannah State University · 120 miUniversity of Central Florida · 123 miUniversity of South Carolina Beaufort · 140 miGeorgia Southern University · 144 miSaint Leo University · 145 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference8——99262%
Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference36———78%
University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference66——99024%
Bethune-Cookman University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.8611$103k970100%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference87———66%
Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference937$203k98186%
Valdosta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference1069$82k—83%
Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.120————
University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference123——98840%
University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference1408$72k—69%
Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference144——100090%
Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference1456$9k—72%

Other women's cross country programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Florida Gulf Coast University room for 98$253k$31,6561000vs
Stetson University room for 107$203k$28,981981vs
University of West Florida room for 512$155k$12,933—vs
Jacksonville University———990vs
Bellarmine University————vs
Lipscomb University———993vs
Queens University of Charlotte————vs
University of North Florida———992vs

Every Atlantic Sun Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked