Division I · Southeastern Conference
Mississippi State University Women's Cross Country
Mississippi State, MS · the Bulldogs · Mississippi State University overview
979
APR
98% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mississippi State University fields a women's cross country team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 979, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,611,961 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,681 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 Rate979 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,611,961 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,681 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$862,158 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Woods head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Associate Head Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track & Field 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 →18,230undergraduates · 22,657 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 20,877 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1410
ACT middle 50%21 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate979
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,611,961
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $862,158
Cost
Full picture →$16,480net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,815 in-state · $26,580 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.73violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Women's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,480 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 18,230Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.73 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 69 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 74 | — | — | 985 | 76% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 76 | — | — | 993 | 98% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 89 | — | — | 960 | 51% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 108 | 10 | $66k | — | — | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 112 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 112 | — | — | — | 49% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 113 | 14 | $217k | 995 | 96% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 114 | 6 | $64k | — | 100% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 114 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | — | — | 989 | 91% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State University | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| Auburn University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Georgia | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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