Division I · Horizon League
Northern Illinois University Women's Cross Country
DeKalb, IL · the Huskies · Northern Illinois University overview
10
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 17
$402k
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$40,237
Per roster spot
median $14,760
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
985
APR
98% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Northern Illinois University fields a women's cross country team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $402,374, well above the median of $162k — $40,237 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,181,597 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,826 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).
#9Team budgetof 346 · Division I#5Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#32Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#262APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$402,374 for the year
- Operating expenses$96,828 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$40,237 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,181,597 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,826 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,849 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Carrillo 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 →11,358undergraduates · 15,504 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 24,177 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1710
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate985
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $402,374 $40,237 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,181,597
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,849
Cost
Full picture →$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,506
Campus safety
Full picture →2.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 56 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 35 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northern Illinois 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 program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,358Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 25 | 15 | $65k | — | 85% | |
| Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 27 | 6 | $32k | — | 57% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 34 | 13 | $78k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 35 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 36 | 3 | $4k | — | 77% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 42 | — | — | — | 57% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 42 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 42 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 10 | $33k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 8 | $50k | — | 93% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 53 | 13 | $32k | — | 59% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 54 | — | — | — | 73% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University room for 7 | 10 | $402k | $40,237 | 985 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 3 | 14 | $153k | $10,913 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 3 | 14 | $152k | $10,824 | 994 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Oakland University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Wright State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs |
Every Horizon League women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked