Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Santa Barbara Women's Cross Country
Santa Barbara, CA · the Gauchos · University of California, Santa Barbara overview
19
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 17
$185k
Team budget
95th percentile in Division I
$9,721
Per roster spot
median $14,760
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
989
APR
99% of players retained
28%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Santa Barbara fields a women's cross country team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, above the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $184,702, above the median of $162k — $9,721 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (14 of 346 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,360,459 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,422 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).
#20Team budgetof 346 · Division I#31Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#12Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#231APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$184,702 for the year
- Operating expenses$38,928 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,721 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 994 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,360,459 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,422 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$244,999 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Vijay Saxena head coach | 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 →23,232undergraduates · 26,068 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →28%admitted · of 110,871 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1719
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $184,702 $9,721 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,360,459
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $244,999
Cost
Full picture →$15,283net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,965 in-state · $45,742 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.14violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 149 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Santa Barbara
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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions28% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,283 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 23,232Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 11 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 57 | 12 | $35k | — | 89% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 70 | — | — | 1000 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | — | — | 1000 | 93% | |
| California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | — | — | 993 | 30% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 77 | — | — | 994 | 88% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 84 | — | — | 995 | 9% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 87 | 13 | $526k | 979 | 40% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 93 | — | — | 1000 | 10% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 95 | — | — | — | 40% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 99 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 99 | 12 | $138k | — | 92% |
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 | |
| 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, Riverside | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Utah Valley University | — | — | — | 997 | vs |
Every Big West Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked