Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Prairie View A&M University Women's Cross Country
Prairie View, TX · the Panthers · Prairie View A&M University overview
12
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 17
$231k
Team budget
96th percentile in Division I
$19,219
Per roster spot
median $14,760
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
985
APR
99% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Prairie View A&M University fields a women's cross country team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $230,628, above the median of $162k — $19,219 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,298,148 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,429 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).
#15Team budgetof 346 · Division I#12Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#26Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#262APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$230,628 for the year
- Operating expenses$75,635 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,219 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 947 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,298,148 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,429 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$39,780 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Dixon 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 →8,527undergraduates · 9,517 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 8,777 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 1030
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1712
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate985
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $230,628 $19,219 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,298,148
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $39,780
Cost
Full picture →$14,065net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,299 in-state · $26,874 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 138 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Prairie View A&M 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 program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,065 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 8,527Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 40 | — | — | 1000 | 85% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 42 | — | — | 1000 | 63% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 43 | 6 | $51k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 44 | — | — | 1000 | 8% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | — | — | 975 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 46 | — | — | 978 | 70% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 50 | — | — | 989 | 85% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 105 | — | — | 994 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 106 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 107 | 10 | $63k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 111 | 14 | $36k | — | 95% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 112 | — | — | — | 91% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M University room for 5 | 12 | $231k | $19,219 | 985 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 6 | 11 | $103k | $9,395 | 970 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 8 | 9 | $88k | $9,789 | 986 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University | — | — | — | 942 | vs | |
| Alabama State University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Grambling State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Jackson State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University | — | — | — | 960 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge | — | — | — | 945 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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