Division I · American Conference
Rice University Women's Cross Country
Houston, TX · the Owls · Rice University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Rice University fields a women's cross country team in the American 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 $7,429,458 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $37,333 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; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,429,458 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,333 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$366,581 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Blackett head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Hanna Peterson | Head Cross Country 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 →4,574undergraduates · 8,556 students in all
Women 44% Men 56%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 31,059 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 36
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,429,458
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $366,581
Cost
Full picture →$20,587net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $58,128
Campus safety
Full picture →2.98violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rice 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 divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,587 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,574Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.98 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 St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 6 | $51k | — | 93% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 2 | — | — | 975 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 4 | — | — | 978 | 70% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 7 | — | — | 1000 | 85% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 44 | 12 | $231k | 985 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | — | — | 989 | 85% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 83 | — | — | 977 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 84 | — | — | 1000 | 63% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 135 | — | — | 987 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 139 | — | — | 979 | 88% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 145 | — | — | 994 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 145 | — | — | — | 84% |
Other women's cross country programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tulsa 8 over cap | 25 | $484k | $19,358 | 995 | vs | |
| Rice University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| East Carolina University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Temple University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Tulane University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Memphis | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of North Texas | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of South Florida | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| Wichita State University | — | — | — | 973 | vs |
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