Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee State University Women's Cross Country
Nashville, TN · the Tigers · Tennessee State University overview
990
APR
98% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Tennessee State University fields a women's cross country team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,311,063 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,705 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 Rate990 multi-year; 957 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,311,063 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,705 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,088 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chandra Cheeseborough-Guice head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| David Rachel | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael Lockhart | Assistant 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 →6,765undergraduates · 8,198 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 12,890 applicants
SAT middle 50%856 – 1068
ACT middle 50%16 – 21
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 34%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,311,063
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,088
Cost
Full picture →$9,231net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,568 in-state · $22,284 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Tennessee State 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 divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,231 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,765Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 2 | — | — | 1000 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 3 | — | — | 980 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 4 | — | — | 993 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 4 | 11 | $164k | — | 70% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 34 | — | — | 993 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 39 | — | — | 1000 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 60 | — | — | 993 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 74 | — | — | 977 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 84 | 20 | $41k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | — | — | 983 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 97 | — | — | 942 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 100 | — | — | — | 74% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University | — | — | — | 966 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Morehead State University | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University | — | — | — | 992 | vs |
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