Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Riverside Women's Cross Country
Riverside, CA · the Highlanders · University of California, Riverside overview
979
APR
100% of players retained
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of California, Riverside fields a women's cross country team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 979, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,621,353 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,249 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 Rate979 multi-year; 983 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,621,353 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,249 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$61,989 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Browne head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Candace Fuller | Assistant Track & Field Coach - Throws | On file · sign in |
| Zach Newsom | Assistant Cross Country / Track & Field 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 →22,646undergraduates · 26,426 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →63%admitted · of 62,807 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate979
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,621,353
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $61,989
Cost
Full picture →$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,170 in-state · $44,947 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 44 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Riverside
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 divisionAdmissions63% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 22,646Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 6 | 18 | $75k | 996 | 74% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 11 | 12 | $80k | — | 81% | |
| California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 17 | $468k | — | 98% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 25 | $91k | — | 11% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 21 | $121k | — | 7% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 27 | 13 | $48k | — | 48% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 29 | — | — | — | 74% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 14 | $54k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 33 | — | — | 964 | 87% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 34 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 35 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 37 | 31 | $40k | 999 | 26% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara 2 over cap | 19 | $185k | $9,721 | 989 | vs | |
| California Baptist University 1 over cap | 18 | $75k | $4,146 | 996 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 14 over cap | 31 | $40k | $1,295 | 999 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton | — | — | — | 964 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Utah Valley University | — | — | — | 997 | vs |
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