Division I · Big Sky Conference
Portland State University Women's Cross Country
Portland, OR · the Vikings · Portland State University overview
11
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 17
$171k
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$15,590
Per roster spot
median $14,760
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Portland State University fields a women's cross country team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $171,496, about the median of $162k — $15,590 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 994, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,372,185 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,944 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).
#21Team budgetof 346 · Division I#19Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#29Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#275APRof 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
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$171,496 for the year
- Operating expenses$37,581 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,590 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,372,185 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,944 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$94,578 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Eugene Frazier head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Merillana | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →15,960undergraduates · 20,519 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 8,877 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1711
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $171,496 $15,591 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,372,185
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $94,578
Cost
Full picture →$12,509net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,617 in-state · $28,257 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Portland 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 program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,509 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.57 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 4 | 12 | $72k | — | 75% | |
| University of Portland Division I · West Coast Conference | 5 | — | — | 986 | 95% | |
| George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference | 20 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 20 | 8 | $47k | — | 92% | |
| Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference | 33 | 4 | $36k | — | 88% | |
| Western Oregon University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 53 | 20 | $135k | — | 99% | |
| Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 72 | — | — | 985 | 79% | |
| University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference | 103 | — | — | 989 | 85% | |
| Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 106 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference | 113 | 8 | $45k | — | 81% | |
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 121 | — | — | — | 76% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big Sky Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State University room for 6 | 11 | $171k | $15,590 | 984 | vs | |
| Eastern Washington University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Idaho State University | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| Montana State University-Bozeman | — | — | — | 976 | vs | |
| Northern Arizona University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Southern Utah University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of Idaho | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Montana | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Weber State University | — | — | — | 991 | vs |
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