Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
University of Dayton Women's Cross Country
Dayton, OH · the Flyers · University of Dayton overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
62%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Dayton fields a women's cross country team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,397,234 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,166 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 Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,397,234 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,166 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$217,494 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Dobson 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 →8,176undergraduates · 11,304 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →62%admitted · of 22,747 applicants
SAT middle 50%1195 – 1370
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,397,234
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $217,494
Cost
Full picture →$31,551net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $47,600
Campus safety
Full picture →2.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 43 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 50 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Dayton
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 divisionAdmissions62% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$31,551 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,176Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 7 | — | — | 1000 | 95% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 16 | — | — | — | 46% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 19 | 23 | $171k | — | 63% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 23 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 28 | 10 | $61k | — | 85% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 32 | — | — | — | — | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 40 | 6 | $34k | — | 74% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 44 | — | — | 985 | 88% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 46 | — | — | 993 | 88% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 57% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 51 | — | — | 1000 | 96% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 54 | 10 | $38k | — | 97% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Dayton | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Davidson College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Duquesne University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Fordham University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| George Mason University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| George Washington University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| La Salle University | — | — | — | 980 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Richmond | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked