Division I · Sun Belt Conference
The University of Southern Mississippi Women's Cross Country
Hattiesburg, MS · the Golden Eagles · The University of Southern Mississippi overview
984
APR
97% of players retained
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
The University of Southern Mississippi fields a women's cross country team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 994, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,377,988 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,889 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 Rate984 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,377,988 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,889 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$229,922 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Stuart head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Nick Gibson | Head 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 →10,012undergraduates · 13,110 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →99%admitted · of 8,818 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,377,988
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $229,922
Cost
Full picture →$14,050net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,618 in-state · $11,618 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.23violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,050 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,012Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.23 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 81 | 14 | $138k | 1000 | 65% | |
| Spring Hill College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 83 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 84 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 84 | — | — | 989 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 85 | — | — | — | 49% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 88 | — | — | 975 | 94% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 91 | 13 | $119k | — | 49% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 100 | 8 | $72k | 977 | 67% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 107 | — | — | 978 | 15% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 110 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 113 | — | — | 987 | 25% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 123 | — | — | 945 | 50% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama room for 3 | 14 | $138k | $9,857 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia State University | — | — | — | 971 | vs | |
| James Madison University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Marshall University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Troy University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | — | — | — | 995 | vs |
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