San Francisco State University Women's Cross Country
San Francisco State University fields a women's cross country team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $105,948, above the median of $81k — $10,594 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's cross country programs. The school gave $375,359 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $2,822 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
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$105,948 for the year
- Operating expenses$20,327 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,594 division median $7,450
- Athletic aid, women's teams$375,359 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$2,822 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$17,073 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Lyons head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $105,948 $10,595 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $375,359
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $17,073
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,424 in-state · $19,304 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research San Francisco State 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 4 | — | — | 994 | 51% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 16 | — | — | 1000 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 18 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 22 | 35 | $647k | 1000 | 89% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 26 | 18 | $879k | 995 | 4% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 39 | 21 | $362k | 1000 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 42 | — | — | 970 | 80% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 55 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 66 | 12 | $290k | 992 | 95% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 69 | — | — | 1000 | 42% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference | 81 | — | — | 995 | 94% |
Other women's cross country programs in the California Collegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, San Bernardino | 17 | $468k | $27,519 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | 16 | $182k | $11,366 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Chico | 26 | $169k | $6,504 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Los Angeles | 12 | $138k | $11,509 | — | vs | |
| San Francisco State University | 10 | $106k | $10,594 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Merced | 11 | $95k | $8,666 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, East Bay | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, San Marcos | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, Stanislaus | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Fresno Pacific University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every California Collegiate Athletic Association women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked