Division I · Conference USA
New Mexico State University Women's Cross Country
Las Cruces, NM · the Aggies · New Mexico State University overview
994
APR
100% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
New Mexico 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 994, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,798,500 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,696 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 Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,798,500 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,696 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$111,970 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Rath head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kayla O''Connell | Graduate Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | 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 →12,113undergraduates · 14,779 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 15,201 applicants
SAT middle 50%885 – 1110
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate994
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,798,500
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $111,970
Cost
Full picture →$8,353net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,147 in-state · $25,271 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research New Mexico 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 divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,353 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 12,113Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.56 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 Texas at El Paso Division I · Mountain West Conference | 38 | — | — | 998 | 100% | |
| Western New Mexico University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 96 | 8 | $84k | — | — |
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 | |
| New Mexico State University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Florida International University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Liberty University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Missouri State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University | — | — | — | 993 | vs |
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