Division III · Midwest Conference
Knox College Women's Cross Country
Galesburg, IL · the Prairie Fire · Knox College overview
6
Roster
2024–25 season
$39k
Team budget
56th percentile in Division III
$6,426
Per roster spot
median $3,429
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Knox College fields a women's cross country team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 6 players, well below the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $38,556, above the median of $35k — $6,426 per roster spot, top 10% 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).
#98Team budgetof 221 · Division III#17Spend per playerof 221 · Division III#176Roster 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
- Roster6 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$38,556 for the year
- Operating expenses$10,901 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,426 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$15,211 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Nelson 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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →1,001undergraduates · 1,001 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 4,136 applicants
SAT middle 50%1120 – 1385
ACT middle 50%21 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →6on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $38,556 $6,426 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $15,211
Cost
Full picture →$25,524net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $55,587
Campus safety
Full picture →3.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →11%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's
Research Knox 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 program6 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$25,524 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 11%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,001Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 14 | 6 | $17k | — | 87% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 37 | — | — | 992 | 75% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 40 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 43 | — | — | 991 | 77% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | — | — | 1000 | 85% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 78 | — | — | 987 | 89% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 79 | — | — | — | 45% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 84 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 87 | 15 | $58k | — | 81% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 87 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 93 | — | — | — | 84% |
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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