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Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Shaw University Women's Cross Country

Raleigh, NC · the Bears · Shaw University overview
10
Roster
2024–25 season
$120k
Team budget
70th percentile in Division II
$11,976
Per roster spot
median $7,450
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
30%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Shaw University fields a women's cross country team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $119,761, above the median of $81k — $11,976 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II women's cross country programs. The school gave $1,210,484 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,240 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 budget$120k
Spend per player$11,976
Roster size10
Coaching staff1

Team budgets across the division

$8k$468k
this programevery Division II women's cross country program

Roster sizes

137
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster10 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
  • Team expenses$119,761 for the year
  • Operating expenses$11,000 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$11,976 division median $7,450
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,210,484 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,240 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$29,000 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kevin Howell 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
843undergraduates · 962 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
Baptist
HBCU
Yes
30%admitted · of 10,699 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
20%

Women's Cross Country

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10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$119,761 $11,976 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,210,484
Recruiting spend, women's
$29,000
$14,111net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$30,856
Average net price$14,111
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,125
$30–48k$14,508
$48–75k$16,310
$75–110k$15,059
$110k and up$24,706
Tuition & fees
$17,272

Campus safety

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6.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent6.57
Property5.53
In residence halls
8 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 13 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business30 · 23%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation25 · 20%
Criminal justice & protective services16 · 13%
Psychology9 · 7%
Communication & journalism8 · 6%

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Shaw UniversityWilliam Peace University · 1 miNorth Carolina State University · 2 miMeredith College · 4 miNorth Carolina Central University · 20 miDuke University · 23 miUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 25 miCampbell University · 26 miBarton College · 41 miMethodist University · 46 miFayetteville State University · 50 miUniversity of Mount Olive · 50 miElon University · 54 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference1———97%
North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference2——100040%
Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference4———75%
North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.209$97k96290%
Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference23——10007%
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference25——99019%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association26——100094%
Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas411$39k—96%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference469$56k—75%
Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association508$104k—80%
University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas50———78%
Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association54——98667%

Other women's cross country programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Shaw University10$120k$11,976—vs
Fayetteville State University8$104k$12,955—vs
Bluefield State University6$77k$12,808—vs
Claflin University6$71k$11,812—vs
Winston-Salem State University8$43k$5,365—vs
Johnson C. Smith University12$37k$3,120—vs
Elizabeth City State University5$20k$3,921—vs
Bowie State University10$19k$1,946—vs
Virginia Union University11$15k$1,379—vs
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)————vs
Livingstone College————vs
Virginia State University————vs

Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked