Division I · Metro Conference
Niagara University Women's Cross Country
Niagara University, NY · the Purple Eagles · Niagara University overview
8
Roster
room for 9 under the cap of 17
$118k
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$14,797
Per roster spot
median $14,760
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
992
APR
100% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Niagara University fields a women's cross country team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, well below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $118,383, below the median of $162k — $14,797 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. That leaves room for 9 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,414,951 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,247 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).
#31Team budgetof 346 · Division I#21Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#37Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#204APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 9
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$118,383 for the year
- Operating expenses$17,718 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,797 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,414,951 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,247 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$86,526 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Gray 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 →2,747undergraduates · 4,221 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 4,148 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1240
ACT middle 50%23 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 178
room for 9
Academic Progress Rate992
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $118,383 $14,798 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,414,951
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $86,526
Cost
Full picture →$17,495net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,135
Campus safety
Full picture →1.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in education · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Niagara 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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,495 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,747Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.65 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 at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 16 | — | — | 990 | 69% | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 16 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference | 17 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 17 | — | — | 992 | 82% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 18 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 50 | 5 | $33k | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 55 | 31 | $83k | — | 71% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · East Coast Conference | 62 | 18 | $116k | — | 78% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 66 | 35 | $104k | — | 64% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 66 | — | — | — | 93% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 69 | 13 | $77k | — | 71% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association | 71 | — | — | — | 36% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack College 4 over cap | 21 | $552k | $26,278 | — | vs | |
| Siena University 4 over cap | 21 | $310k | $14,760 | 1000 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 1 | 16 | $151k | $9,432 | 994 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 9 | 8 | $118k | $14,797 | 992 | vs | |
| Canisius University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Iona University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Manhattan University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Marist University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Rider University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Metro Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked