Rockford University Women's Cross Country
Rockford University fields a women's cross country team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 6 players, well below the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $31,951, about the median of $35k — $5,325 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III women's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 221 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster6 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$31,951 for the year
- Operating expenses$3,970 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,325 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$7,918 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Niles head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players191,733 2024-25
- Division III roster spots2,760 221 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 69 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 38%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $31,951 $5,325 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $7,918
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rockford 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 16 | — | — | — | 57% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League | 27 | 10 | $402k | 985 | 70% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | 31 | $41k | — | 83% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 50 | 15 | $65k | — | 85% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 55 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 57 | 13 | $78k | — | 58% | |
| Edgewood University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 58 | 5 | $20k | — | 95% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 58 | 3 | $4k | — | 77% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference | 59 | — | — | 1000 | 43% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 61 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 61 | 13 | $32k | — | 59% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 65 | — | — | — | 58% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University | 15 | $65k | $4,344 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 12 | $58k | $4,831 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 8 | $50k | $6,247 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 20 | $45k | $2,260 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) | 10 | $33k | $3,346 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 6 | $32k | $5,325 | — | vs | |
| Edgewood University | 5 | $20k | $3,986 | — | vs | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 9 | $20k | $2,179 | — | vs | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 3 | $4k | $1,183 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked