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Division III · Midwest Conference

Lake Forest College Women's Cross Country

Lake Forest, IL · the Foresters · Lake Forest College overview
13
Roster
2024–25 season
$32k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division III
$2,482
Per roster spot
median $3,429
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
59%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Lake Forest College fields a women's cross country team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $32,268, about the median of $35k — $2,482 per roster spot, lower half 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).

Team budget$32k
Spend per player$2,482
Roster size13
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$4k$176k
this programevery Division III women's cross country program

Roster sizes

135
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster13 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$32,268 for the year
  • Operating expenses$13,168 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$2,482 division median $3,429
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$34,652 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Patrick Austin head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,796undergraduates · 1,818 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
59%admitted · of 4,811 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1365
ACT middle 50%28 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
70%

Women's Cross Country

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13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$32,268 $2,482 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$34,652
$29,894net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$71,350
Average net price$29,894
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,067
$30–48k$19,086
$48–75k$23,694
$75–110k$28,799
$110k and up$34,614
Tuition & fees
$54,202

Campus safety

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2.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.36
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business77 · 18%
Biological sciences68 · 16%
Social sciences65 · 16%
Psychology37 · 9%
Communication & journalism28 · 7%

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Lake Forest CollegeNorthwestern University · 16 miLoyola University Chicago · 19 miNorth Park University · 20 miDominican University (Illinois) · 24 miConcordia University Chicago · 24 miElmhurst University · 25 miCarthage College · 26 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Parkside · 28 miUniversity of Illinois Chicago · 28 miDePaul University · 28 miRoosevelt University · 28 miWheaton College (Illinois) · 30 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference1625$1.3M10007%
Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference19——99581%
North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin20———73%
Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference2410$33k—80%
Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference248$50k—93%
Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin25———76%
Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin26———84%
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference28———73%
University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference28——100079%
DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference28——99074%
Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference28———94%
Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin30———90%

Other women's cross country programs in the Midwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Cornell College15$58k$3,862—vs
Grinnell College27$55k$2,044—vs
Ripon College15$48k$3,195—vs
Knox College6$39k$6,426—vs
Lake Forest College13$32k$2,482—vs
Monmouth College (Illinois)6$17k$2,865—vs
Beloit College————vs
Illinois College————vs
Lawrence University————vs
Luther College————vs

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