Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb University Women's Cross Country
Nashville, TN · the Bisons · Lipscomb University overview
993
APR
99% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lipscomb 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 993, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,906,856 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,324 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 Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,906,856 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,324 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$201,134 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Polk head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →3,270undergraduates · 5,047 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 4,244 applicants
SAT middle 50%1145 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,906,856
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $201,134
Cost
Full picture →$27,386net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,824
Campus safety
Full picture →0.53violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lipscomb 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 divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,386 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,270Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.53 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 2 | — | — | 980 | 96% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 3 | — | — | 1000 | 6% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 4 | 11 | $164k | — | 70% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 4 | — | — | 990 | 93% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 30 | — | — | 993 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 43 | — | — | 1000 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | — | — | 993 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 72 | — | — | 977 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 79 | 20 | $41k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 92 | — | — | 983 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | — | — | 942 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 96 | — | — | — | 74% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Gulf Coast University room for 9 | 8 | $253k | $31,656 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stetson University room for 10 | 7 | $203k | $28,981 | 981 | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 5 | 12 | $155k | $12,933 | — | vs | |
| Lipscomb University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Jacksonville University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida | — | — | — | 992 | vs |
Every Atlantic Sun Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked