Division I · Big South Conference
Radford University Women's Cross Country
Radford, VA · the Highlanders · Radford University overview
994
APR
98% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Radford University fields a women's cross country team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,619,426 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,675 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 Rate994 multi-year
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,619,426 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,675 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$56,745 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Zalewski 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 →5,704undergraduates · 7,531 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 11,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate994
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,619,426
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $56,745
Cost
Full picture →$18,282net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,286 in-state · $25,185 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Radford 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 divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,282 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 5,704Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.9 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | — | — | 995 | 57% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 29 | 15 | $46k | — | 80% | |
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 32 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Hollins University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 37 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 39 | 6 | $77k | — | 87% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 71 | — | — | 972 | 22% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 74 | — | — | — | 48% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 75 | 8 | $43k | — | 69% | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 75 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 75 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 76 | 26 | $163k | — | 17% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian College room for 9 | 8 | $103k | $12,838 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 7 | 10 | $62k | $6,187 | 967 | vs | |
| Radford University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| High Point University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Longwood University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| Winthrop University | — | — | — | 991 | vs |
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