Division I · Southland Conference
Northwestern State University Women's Cross Country
Natchitoches, LA · the Demons · Northwestern State University overview
998
APR
97% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Northwestern State University fields a women's cross country team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 994, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,433,452 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,484 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 Rate998 multi-year; 950 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,433,452 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,484 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$52,087 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Heimerman 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 →7,898undergraduates · 8,847 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 3,194 applicants
SAT middle 50%925 – 1243
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 44%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate998
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,433,452
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $52,087
Cost
Full picture →$13,156net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,864 in-state · $19,652 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northwestern 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 divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,156 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 7,898Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 58 | — | — | 1000 | 24% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 60 | — | — | 1000 | 73% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 80 | — | — | 995 | 75% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 92 | — | — | 979 | 88% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 93 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 107 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 107 | 8 | $35k | — | 41% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 109 | — | — | 987 | 68% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | — | — | 987 | 25% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 124 | — | — | 985 | 89% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | — | — | 977 | 86% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU New Orleans room for 9 | 8 | $72k | $9,015 | 977 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Houston Christian University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Lamar University | — | — | — | 977 | vs | |
| McNeese State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University | — | — | — | 939 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Southland Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked