Division I · American Conference
University of Alabama at Birmingham Women's Cross Country
Birmingham, AL · the Blazers · University of Alabama at Birmingham overview
994
APR
100% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Alabama at Birmingham fields a women's cross country team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,593,526 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,971 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 Rate994 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,593,526 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,971 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$266,442 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Pope head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kurt Thomas | Women's Track and Field 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 →12,382undergraduates · 21,160 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 10,919 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1400
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate994
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,593,526
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $266,442
Cost
Full picture →$17,413net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,832 in-state · $21,864 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Alabama at Birmingham
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 divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,413 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,382Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.83 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 3 | — | — | 992 | 82% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 7 | 10 | $66k | — | — | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 28 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 48 | — | — | 985 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 63 | 17 | $107k | 995 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 84 | — | — | 986 | 96% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 85 | — | — | — | 74% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 85 | 5 | $35k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 87 | 11 | $236k | — | 93% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 89 | — | — | 942 | 66% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 93 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 98 | 12 | $65k | — | 31% |
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 | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| East Carolina University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Rice University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Temple University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Tulane University | — | — | — | 978 | 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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