Division I · West Coast Conference
Pepperdine University Women's Cross Country
Malibu, CA · the Waves · Pepperdine University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Pepperdine University fields a women's cross country team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). 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 $6,035,743 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $27,066 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 Rate1000 multi-year
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,035,743 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,066 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$294,342 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Floris head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Victor Pataky | Assistant 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 →3,629undergraduates · 9,545 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 12,457 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1450
ACT middle 50%26 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,035,743
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $294,342
Cost
Full picture →$52,216net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,742
Campus safety
Full picture →1.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Pepperdine 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 divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$52,216 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,629Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 15 | — | — | 995 | 9% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 12 | $35k | — | 89% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 17 | — | — | 1000 | 93% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 17 | 13 | $526k | 979 | 40% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 24 | — | — | 1000 | 10% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 28 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 29 | — | — | — | 40% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 31 | 12 | $138k | — | 92% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 34 | 12 | $95k | — | 3% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 38 | — | — | 994 | 47% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 39 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 41 | — | — | — | 60% |
Other women's cross country programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's College of California 18 over cap | 35 | $647k | $18,497 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola Marymount University room for 4 | 13 | $526k | $40,439 | 979 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University 4 over cap | 21 | $362k | $17,233 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific room for 5 | 12 | $290k | $24,125 | 992 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Seattle University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of Portland | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of San Diego | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco | — | — | — | 994 | vs |
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