Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Women's Cross Country
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College fields a women's cross country team in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $16,734, well below the median of $35k — $1,673 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$16,734 for the year
- Operating expenses$5,685 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,673 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$8,387 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Cooper head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $16,734 $1,673 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $8,387
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,944 in-state · $26,668 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 4 | 9 | $162k | — | 83% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 5 | 13 | $76k | — | 77% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 34 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 40 | 5 | $33k | — | 79% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 46 | — | — | — | — | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 53 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 67 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 71 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 71 | 6 | $23k | — | 86% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 73 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 77 | — | — | 1000 | 82% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 78 | — | — | — | 82% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow University | 6 | $23k | $3,898 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College | 10 | $17k | $1,673 | — | vs | |
| La Roche University | 28 | $12k | $412 | — | vs | |
| Mount Aloysius College | 5 | $8k | $1,644 | — | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg | 7 | $7k | $1,021 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Altoona | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked