Division III · United East Conference
Penn State Berks College Women's Cross Country
Reading, PA · the Nittany Lions · Penn State Berks College overview
8
Roster
2024–25 season
$15k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division III
$1,907
Per roster spot
median $3,429
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Penn State Berks College fields a women's cross country team in the United East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $15,256, well below the median of $35k — $1,907 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 221 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#194Team budgetof 221 · Division III#183Spend per playerof 221 · Division III#146Roster sizeof 221 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III women's cross country program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$15,256 for the year
- Operating expenses$9,812 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,907 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$7,559 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Foster head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players191,733 2024-25
- Division III roster spots2,760 221 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 69 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,940undergraduates · 1,944 students in all
Women 43% Men 57%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 5,844 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1310
ACT middle 50%26 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 23%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $15,256 $1,907 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $7,559
Cost
Full picture →$22,450net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,944 in-state · $26,668 out
Campus safety
Full picture →5.48violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's
Research Penn State Berks College
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Women's Cross Country program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,450 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,940Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.48 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 3 | 4 | $6k | — | 86% | |
| Alvernia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 4 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 15 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Lancaster Bible College Division III · United East Conference | 26 | 10 | $25k | — | 95% | |
| University of Valley Forge Division III · United East Conference | 28 | 7 | $7k | — | 78% | |
| Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference | 28 | 11 | $42k | — | 32% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 29 | 19 | $47k | — | 75% | |
| Cedar Crest College Division III · United East Conference | 29 | 8 | $32k | — | 99% | |
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 31 | 12 | $13k | — | 78% | |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 32 | — | — | — | 89% |
Other women's cross country programs in the United East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallaudet University | 8 | $36k | $4,553 | — | vs | |
| Cedar Crest College | 8 | $32k | $3,975 | — | vs | |
| Cairn University | 9 | $26k | $2,851 | — | vs | |
| Lancaster Bible College | 10 | $25k | $2,502 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Abington | 10 | $21k | $2,080 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Berks College | 8 | $15k | $1,907 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | 8 | $13k | $1,667 | — | vs | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 7 | $10k | $1,454 | — | vs | |
| University of Valley Forge | 7 | $7k | $1,027 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Harrisburg | 12 | $6k | $497 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Brandywine | 7 | $6k | $789 | — | vs | |
| Keystone College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every United East Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked