Santa Clara University Women's Cross Country
Santa Clara University fields a women's cross country team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, well above the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $361,894, well above the median of $162k — $17,233 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (14 of 346 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $4,422,109 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,378 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
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$361,894 for the year
- Operating expenses$51,138 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,233 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,422,109 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,378 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$313,313 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Cushman | Head Women's Coach | On file · sign in |
| Luisa Westley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tony Coffey | Volunteer Assistant 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 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $361,894 $17,233 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,422,109
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $313,313
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $59,241
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Santa Clara University
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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 3 | — | — | 970 | 80% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 | 18 | $879k | 995 | 4% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 22 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 25 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 35 | 35 | $647k | 1000 | 89% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 39 | 10 | $106k | — | 96% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 40 | — | — | 1000 | 12% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 41 | — | — | 994 | 51% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 49 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 52 | — | — | — | — | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 54 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 56 | 12 | $290k | 992 | 95% |
Other women's cross country programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's College of California 18 over cap | 35 | $647k | $18,497 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola Marymount University room for 4 | 13 | $526k | $40,439 | 979 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University 4 over cap | 21 | $362k | $17,233 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific room for 5 | 12 | $290k | $24,125 | 992 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Seattle University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of Portland | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of San Diego | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco | — | — | — | 994 | vs |
Every West Coast Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked