Division I · American Conference
Temple University Women's Cross Country
Philadelphia, PA · the Owls · Temple University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Temple University fields a women's cross country team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). 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 $7,200,812 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,444 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
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,200,812 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,444 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$189,521 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Elvis Forde head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Riley Buchholz | Assistant Women's Cross Country Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →21,720undergraduates · 30,205 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 36,399 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,200,812
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $189,521
Cost
Full picture →$29,641net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $21,991 in-state · $37,248 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 29 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Temple 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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,641 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,720Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.83 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 2 | 11 | $201k | — | 86% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 3 | — | — | 1000 | 6% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 3 | 8 | $28k | — | 78% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | — | — | 980 | 86% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | — | — | 978 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 8 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 13% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 10 | 10 | $21k | — | 92% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | — | — | 1000 | 25% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 11 | 15 | $80k | — | 74% |
Other women's cross country programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tulsa 8 over cap | 25 | $484k | $19,358 | 995 | vs | |
| Temple University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| East Carolina University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Rice University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Tulane University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Memphis | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of North Texas | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of South Florida | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| Wichita State University | — | — | — | 973 | vs |
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