Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Murray State University Women's Cross Country
Murray, KY · the Racers · Murray State University overview
983
APR
98% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Murray State University fields a women's cross country team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,439,489 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,293 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 Rate983 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,439,489 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,293 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$113,108 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Kiesler head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →7,878undergraduates · 9,841 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 11,038 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate983
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,439,489
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $113,108
Cost
Full picture →$9,738net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,708 in-state · $19,452 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Murray 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 divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,738 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 7,878Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 35 | — | — | 975 | 87% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 54 | — | — | 1000 | 96% | |
| Union University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 71 | 9 | $134k | — | 47% | |
| Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 73 | 10 | $33k | — | — | |
| Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 82 | — | — | 1000 | 79% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 89 | — | — | 990 | 93% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 90 | — | — | 1000 | 6% | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | — | — | 1000 | 90% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | — | — | 980 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 92 | — | — | 993 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 93 | 11 | $164k | — | 70% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 100 | — | — | — | 95% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Evansville room for 6 | 11 | $53k | $4,796 | 978 | vs | |
| Murray State University | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Belmont University | — | — | — | 980 | vs | |
| Bradley University | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| Drake University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Illinois State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Indiana State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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