Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference
Saint Francis University Women's Cross Country
Loretto, PA · the Red Flash · Saint Francis University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$41k
Team budget
58th percentile in Division III
$2,133
Per roster spot
median $3,429
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Saint Francis University fields a women's cross country team in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, well above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $40,536, above the median of $35k — $2,133 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's cross country programs. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,553,912 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,071 per roster spot.
Among Division III women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 221 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#94Team budgetof 221 · Division III#172Spend per playerof 221 · Division III#34Roster sizeof 221 · Division III#1APRof 221 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III women's cross country program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$40,536 for the year
- Operating expenses$21,854 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,133 division median $3,429
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,553,912 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,071 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$91,211 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas Hoover head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,429undergraduates · 2,835 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 2,259 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%21 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $40,536 $2,133 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,553,912
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $91,211
Cost
Full picture →$27,421net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $41,720
Campus safety
Full picture →1.35violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,421 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.35 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aloysius College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 4 | 5 | $8k | — | 90% | |
| Penn State University, Altoona Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 12 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 20 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 28 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 33 | 6 | $34k | — | 72% | |
| Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 43 | 13 | $70k | — | 59% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 45 | — | — | 1000 | 54% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 50 | 7 | $7k | — | 98% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Frostburg State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 61 | 15 | $11k | — | 89% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 67 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 68 | 9 | $31k | — | 70% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Presidents' Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent College | 13 | $70k | $5,399 | — | vs | |
| Saint Francis University | 19 | $41k | $2,133 | 1000 | vs | |
| Chatham University | 9 | $31k | $3,472 | — | vs | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) | 4 | $29k | $7,280 | — | vs | |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32 | $29k | $892 | — | vs | |
| Waynesburg University | 11 | $27k | $2,478 | — | vs | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) | 6 | $23k | $3,861 | — | vs | |
| Allegheny College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Geneva College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Grove City College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Hiram College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Thiel College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Washington and Jefferson College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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