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Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Saginaw Valley State University Women's Cross Country

University Center, MI · the Cardinals · Saginaw Valley State University overview
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Saginaw Valley State University fields a women's cross country team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). The school gave $1,370,558 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,374 per roster spot.

Among Division II women's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 101 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budgets across the division

$8k$468k

Roster sizes

137

The program

  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,370,558 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,374 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$23,349 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Rod Cowan head coachHead Coachnot 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 II roster spots1,152 101 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 170 0.60% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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.
6,184undergraduates · 6,889 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
73%admitted · of 10,222 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1160
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
54%

Women's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,370,558
Recruiting spend, women's
$23,349

No team figures on file for this program yet.

$15,144net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,280
Sticker, out-of-state$42,792
Average net price$15,144
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,545
$30–48k$11,338
$48–75k$13,963
$75–110k$16,972
$110k and up$18,491
Tuition & fees
$12,240 in-state · $28,752 out

Campus safety

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0.59violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.59
Property1.12
In residence halls
23 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing266 · 22%
Business202 · 17%
Education138 · 12%
Public administration & social work75 · 6%
Psychology65 · 5%

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Saginaw Valley State UniversityNorthwood University · 18 miAlma College · 37 miCentral Michigan University · 41 miMichigan State University · 60 miOakland University · 69 miFerris State University · 77 miUniversity of Michigan · 86 miUniversity of Detroit Mercy · 87 miThe University of Olivet · 88 miEastern Michigan University · 89 miCalvin University · 91 miDavenport University · 91 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference18———84%
Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association37———66%
Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference41——98991%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference60——99784%
Oakland University Division I · Horizon League69——100070%
Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference77———81%
University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference86——99618%
University of Detroit Mercy Division I · Horizon League87——100080%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association889$20k—97%
Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference89——99481%
Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association9121$103k—71%
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference91———97%

Other women's cross country programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked