Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
St. Olaf College Women's Cross Country
Northfield, MN · the Oles · St. Olaf College overview
29
Roster
2024–25 season
$176k
Team budget
100th percentile in Division III
$6,078
Per roster spot
median $3,429
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
52%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
St. Olaf College fields a women's cross country team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, well above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $176,288, well above the median of $35k — $6,078 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III women's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 221 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#1Team budgetof 221 · Division III#28Spend per playerof 221 · Division III#10Roster sizeof 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
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$176,288 for the year
- Operating expenses$38,049 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,078 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$23,647 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Erica Maker 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 →3,074undergraduates · 3,074 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →52%admitted · of 5,956 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1470
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $176,288 $6,079 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $23,647
Cost
Full picture →$27,282net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,970
Campus safety
Full picture →4.27violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's
Research St. Olaf College
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 program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions52% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,282 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,074Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.27 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 22% | |
| St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | — | — | — | 28% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League | 33 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 34 | 8 | $21k | — | 75% | |
| Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 6 | $43k | — | 77% | |
| North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 35 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference | 35 | — | — | 1000 | 77% | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 39 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 9 | $36k | — | 92% | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 40 | — | — | — | 62% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Olaf College | 29 | $176k | $6,078 | — | vs | |
| The College of St. Scholastica | 19 | $65k | $3,438 | — | vs | |
| Concordia College, Moorhead | 13 | $55k | $4,247 | — | vs | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) | 14 | $44k | $3,113 | — | vs | |
| Augsburg University | 6 | $43k | $7,126 | — | vs | |
| Carleton College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| College of Saint Benedict | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Hamline University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Macalester College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| St. Catherine University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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