University of Detroit Mercy Women's Cross Country
University of Detroit Mercy fields a women's cross country team in the Horizon League (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 $2,734,771 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,961 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$2,734,771 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,961 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$72,883 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Murray head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,734,771
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $72,883
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $32,300
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 5 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 18 | — | — | 1000 | 70% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 27 | — | — | 994 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 32 | — | — | 996 | 18% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 58 | — | — | 988 | 95% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 59 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 71 | — | — | 997 | 84% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 76 | — | — | 983 | 81% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 83 | — | — | — | 83% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 83 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 90 | — | — | — | 80% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University room for 7 | 10 | $402k | $40,237 | 985 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 3 | 14 | $153k | $10,913 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 3 | 14 | $152k | $10,824 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Oakland University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Wright State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University | — | — | — | 987 | vs |
Every Horizon League women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked