Division I · Southern Conference
Mercer University Women's Cross Country
Macon, GA · the Bears · Mercer University overview
14
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 17
$225k
Team budget
96th percentile in Division I
$16,063
Per roster spot
median $14,760
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
979
APR
97% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mercer University fields a women's cross country team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $224,895, above the median of $162k — $16,063 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 979, about the median of 994, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,743,593 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,326 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$224,895 for the year
- Operating expenses$38,778 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,063 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,743,593 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,326 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$261,943 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Ruppe head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Reece Cato | Volunteer Coach | On 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.Campus
Full picture →4,807undergraduates · 9,124 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 11,058 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1350
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1714
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate979
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $224,895 $16,064 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,743,593
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $261,943
Cost
Full picture →$24,197net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,380
Campus safety
Full picture →2.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Mercer 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,197 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,807Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 25 | 12 | $32k | — | 63% | |
| Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 30 | 17 | $103k | — | 88% | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 63 | 8 | $28k | — | 77% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 66 | 10 | $51k | — | 71% | |
| Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 75 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 77 | — | — | 971 | 62% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 77 | — | — | — | 11% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 77 | — | — | — | 65% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 78 | — | — | 996 | 16% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 78 | 10 | $56k | — | 99% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | — | — | 995 | 37% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | — | — | — | 63% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer University room for 3 | 14 | $225k | $16,063 | 979 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University 8 over cap | 25 | $162k | $6,469 | 988 | vs | |
| Furman University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Samford University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University | — | — | — | 977 | vs | |
| The Citadel | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Wofford College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Southern Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked