Division I · Big Ten Conference
Northwestern University Women's Cross Country
Evanston, IL · the Wildcats · Northwestern University overview
25
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 17
$1.3M
Team budget
100th percentile in Division I
$51,028
Per roster spot
median $14,760
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Northwestern University fields a women's cross country team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, well above the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,275,700, well above the median of $162k — $51,028 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26, that is 8 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (14 of 346 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,049,548 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $57,997 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).
#1Team budgetof 346 · Division I#2Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#3Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#1APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,275,700 for the year
- Operating expenses$102,810 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$51,028 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,049,548 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$57,997 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$611,188 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jill Miller 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 →9,157undergraduates · 23,203 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 51,769 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1725
8 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,275,700 $51,028 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,049,548
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $611,188
Cost
Full picture →$23,341net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,997
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northwestern 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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,341 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,157Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | — | — | 995 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 5 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 12 | — | — | 990 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 12 | 8 | $50k | — | 93% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 12 | — | — | 1000 | 79% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 10 | $33k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 15 | 9 | $20k | — | 55% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 16 | 13 | $32k | — | 59% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 17 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 19 | — | — | — | 5% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 23 | — | — | 985 | 41% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University 8 over cap | 25 | $1.3M | $51,028 | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Michigan State University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Purdue University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Michigan | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| University of Oregon | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of Southern California | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Washington | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Big Ten Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked