Division I · Big 12 Conference
University of Central Florida Women's Cross Country
Orlando, FL · the Knights · University of Central Florida overview
988
APR
98% of players retained
40%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Central Florida fields a women's cross country team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,141,251 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,241 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 Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,141,251 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,241 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$533,617 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dana Boone 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 →59,470undergraduates · 69,233 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →40%admitted · of 60,627 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1350
ACT middle 50%25 – 29
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate988
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,141,251
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $533,617
Cost
Full picture →$13,110net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,368 in-state · $22,467 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Central Florida
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 divisionAdmissions40% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,110 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 59,470Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 31 | 7 | $203k | 981 | 86% | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 42 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Bethune-Cookman University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 43 | 11 | $103k | 970 | 100% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 60 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 67 | 6 | $9k | — | 72% | |
| University of South Florida Division I · American Conference | 83 | — | — | 985 | 41% | |
| University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 89 | — | — | — | 41% | |
| Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 89 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 100 | — | — | 990 | 24% | |
| Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 109 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 117 | — | — | 992 | 62% | |
| Jacksonville University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 123 | — | — | 990 | 57% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Central Florida | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| Arizona State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Baylor University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Iowa State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Kansas State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University | — | — | — | 982 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Arizona | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Houston | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| University of Kansas | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Utah | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| West Virginia University | — | — | — | 996 | vs |
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