Division I · Conference USA
Missouri State University Women's Cross Country
Springfield, MO · the Bears · Missouri State University overview
990
APR
99% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Missouri State University fields a women's cross country team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,086,063 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,425 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 Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,086,063 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,425 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$248,410 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Fife head coach | Head 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 →19,259undergraduates · 23,418 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 11,901 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,086,063
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $248,410
Cost
Full picture →$17,104net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,024 in-state · $17,928 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Missouri State University
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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 divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,104 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 19,259Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drury University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 15 | $194k | — | 100% | |
| Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 65 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 79 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 92 | — | — | 1000 | 72% | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 98 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 111 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Lincoln University (Missouri) Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 112 | 10 | $10k | — | — | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 119 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 131 | — | — | 1000 | 77% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 132 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 135 | 7 | $29k | — | 66% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware 5 over cap | 22 | $393k | $17,868 | 994 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University at cap | 17 | $107k | $6,312 | 995 | vs | |
| Missouri State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Florida International University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Liberty University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University | — | — | — | 993 | vs |
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