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Division I · Horizon League

University of Detroit Mercy Women's Cross Country

Detroit, MI · the Titans · University of Detroit Mercy overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

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).

APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$28k$1.3M

Roster sizes (cap 17)

535

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

NameTitleEmail
Guy Murray head coachHead Coachnot 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.
3,352undergraduates · 5,528 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
80%admitted · of 5,750 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1260
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
68%

Women's Cross Country

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Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,734,771
Recruiting spend, women's
$72,883
$17,987net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$47,490
Average net price$17,987
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,616
$30–48k$12,414
$48–75k$15,090
$75–110k$17,762
$110k and up$22,663
Tuition & fees
$32,300

Campus safety

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0.24violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.24
Property0.48
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
34%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering276 · 34%
Health professions & nursing177 · 22%
Biological sciences143 · 18%
Business64 · 8%
Architecture42 · 5%

Research University of Detroit Mercy

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

University of Detroit MercyWayne State University (Michigan) · 5 miOakland University · 18 miEastern Michigan University · 27 miUniversity of Michigan · 32 miUniversity of Toledo · 58 miAdrian College · 59 miMichigan State University · 71 miBowling Green State University · 76 miAlbion College · 83 miHillsdale College · 83 miSaginaw Valley State University · 87 miTiffin University · 90 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5———82%
Oakland University Division I · Horizon League18——100070%
Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference27——99481%
University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference32——99618%
University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference58——98895%
Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association59———68%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference71——99784%
Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference76——98381%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association83———83%
Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference83———21%
Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference87———73%
Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference90———80%

Other women's cross country programs in the Horizon League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Northern Illinois University room for 710$402k$40,237985vs
Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 314$153k$10,913984vs
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 314$152k$10,824994vs
University of Detroit Mercy———1000vs
Cleveland State University———1000vs
Indiana University Indianapolis———997vs
Northern Kentucky University———1000vs
Oakland University———1000vs
Robert Morris University———993vs
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee———1000vs
Wright State University———1000vs
Youngstown State University———987vs

Every Horizon League women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked