Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Stanford University Women's Cross Country
Stanford, CA · the Cardinal · Stanford University overview
18
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 17
$879k
Team budget
100th percentile in Division I
$48,825
Per roster spot
median $14,760
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Stanford University fields a women's cross country team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $878,861, well above the median of $162k — $48,825 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 1 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 995, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $20,055,491 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $55,401 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).
#2Team budgetof 346 · Division I#3Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#13Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#147APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$878,861 for the year
- Operating expenses$202,725 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$48,825 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$20,055,491 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$55,401 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,035,267 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| J.J. Clark head coach | Head Coach | not 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 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 →8,054undergraduates · 18,446 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 53,733 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1718
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $878,861 $48,826 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $20,055,491
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,035,267
Cost
Full picture →$17,998net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,484
Campus safety
Full picture →4.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 51 burglaries · 79 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Stanford 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,998 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,054Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 14 | 21 | $362k | 1000 | 44% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 17 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 17 | — | — | 970 | 80% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 26 | 10 | $106k | — | 96% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 29 | — | — | 994 | 51% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 29 | 35 | $647k | 1000 | 89% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 31 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | — | — | 1000 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 43 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 57 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 59 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 60 | 12 | $290k | 992 | 95% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University 1 over cap | 18 | $879k | $48,825 | 995 | vs | |
| Boston College | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Clemson University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Duke University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| Syracuse University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Virginia | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University | — | — | — | 972 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked