Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Morgan State University Women's Cross Country
Baltimore, MD · the Bears · Morgan State University overview
965
APR
96% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Morgan State University fields a women's cross country team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 965, about the median of 994, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,867,828 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,581 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 Rate965 multi-year; 917 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,867,828 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,581 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$10,808 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Neville Hodge head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Janice Smythe | Assistant Cross Country / 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 →8,300undergraduates · 9,808 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 22,741 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1080
ACT middle 50%17 – 21
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate965
96% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,867,828
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $10,808
Cost
Full picture →$15,350net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,118 in-state · $21,331 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 25 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Morgan State 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 divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,350 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,300Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame of Maryland University Division III · United East Conference | 2 | 7 | $10k | — | 86% | |
| Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League | 2 | 17 | $146k | 1000 | 76% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 8% | |
| Towson University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 4 | — | — | 1000 | 83% | |
| Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 5 | — | — | 921 | 50% | |
| Goucher College Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 9 | — | — | 1000 | 74% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 12 | 9 | $18k | — | 83% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 10 | $19k | — | 84% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 26 | — | — | 1000 | 9% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 28 | 9 | $33k | — | 84% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 31 | — | — | 992 | 45% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Central University room for 8 | 9 | $97k | $10,764 | 962 | vs | |
| Morgan State University | — | — | — | 965 | vs | |
| Coppin State University | — | — | — | 921 | vs | |
| Delaware State University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Howard University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University | — | — | — | 972 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | — | — | — | 956 | vs |
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