Loyola University Chicago Women's Cross Country
Loyola University Chicago fields a women's cross country team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,144,131 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $27,444 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 Rate995 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,144,131 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,444 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$200,642 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin Kennedy head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 76%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,144,131
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $200,642
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $51,716
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Loyola University Chicago
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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 3 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 4 | 25 | $1.3M | 1000 | 7% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 9 | — | — | 990 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 9 | — | — | 1000 | 79% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 11 | 8 | $50k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 11 | 10 | $33k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 12 | 9 | $20k | — | 55% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 15 | — | — | — | 5% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 16 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 19 | 13 | $32k | — | 59% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | — | — | 985 | 41% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Chicago | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Davidson College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Duquesne University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Fordham University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| George Mason University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| George Washington University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| La Salle University | — | — | — | 980 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Dayton | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Richmond | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked