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Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.

Texas Southern University Women's Cross Country

Houston, TX · the Tigers · Texas Southern University overview
975
APR
97% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Texas Southern University fields a women's cross country team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 975, about the median of 994, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,614,375 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,440 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).

APR975

Team budgets across the division

$28k$1.3M

Roster sizes (cap 17)

535

The program

  • Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
  • Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,614,375 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,440 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$16,200 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Clyde Duncan 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 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.
6,619undergraduates · 8,469 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes
93%admitted · of 7,867 applicants
SAT middle 50%800 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
20%

Women's Cross Country

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Academic Progress Rate975
97% of players kept year to year
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,614,375
Recruiting spend, women's
$16,200
$15,021net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$27,769
Sticker, out-of-state$40,369
Average net price$15,021
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,738
$30–48k$19,676
$48–75k$19,237
Tuition & fees
$8,637 in-state · $20,397 out

Campus safety

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1.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.38
Property2.45
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business193 · 18%
Health professions & nursing109 · 10%
Communication & journalism102 · 10%
Biological sciences95 · 9%
Liberal arts & general studies86 · 8%

Research Texas Southern University

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Texas Southern UniversityUniversity of Houston · 1 miUniversity of St. Thomas (Texas) · 2 miRice University · 2 miHouston Christian University · 9 miPrairie View A&M University · 46 miSam Houston State University · 70 miLamar University · 80 miTexas A&M University, College Station · 85 miMcNeese State University · 132 miStephen F. Austin State University · 138 miUniversity of Texas at Austin · 147 miSt. Edward's University · 148 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference1——97870%
University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference26$51k—93%
Rice University Division I · American Conference2——10008%
Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference9——100085%
Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.4612$231k98575%
Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA70——98985%
Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference80——97786%
Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference85——100063%
McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference132——98768%
Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference138——97988%
University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference147——99429%
St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference148———84%

Other women's cross country programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Prairie View A&M University room for 512$231k$19,219985vs
Bethune-Cookman University room for 611$103k$9,395970vs
Florida A&M University room for 89$88k$9,789986vs
Texas Southern University———975vs
Alabama A&M University———942vs
Alabama State University———986vs
Alcorn State University———987vs
Grambling State University———1000vs
Jackson State University———989vs
Mississippi Valley State University———960vs
Southern University, Baton Rouge———945vs
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff———1000vs

Every Southwestern Athletic Conf. women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked