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Division I · Big Sky Conference

University of Idaho Women's Cross Country

Moscow, ID · the Vandals · University of Idaho overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Idaho fields a women's cross country team in the Big Sky 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 $2,412,747 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,769 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$2,412,747 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$11,769 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$185,885 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tracy Hellman 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.
9,269undergraduates · 11,849 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
79%admitted · of 12,222 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1200
ACT middle 50%20 – 29
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
61%

Women's Cross Country

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Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,412,747
Recruiting spend, women's
$185,885
$14,377net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$23,980
Sticker, out-of-state$44,948
Average net price$14,377
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,930
$30–48k$11,390
$48–75k$12,902
$75–110k$16,256
$110k and up$18,322
Tuition & fees
$8,816 in-state · $29,784 out

Campus safety

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0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.68
Property0.52
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business189 · 13%
Social sciences137 · 9%
Engineering131 · 9%
Agriculture130 · 9%
Psychology107 · 7%

Research University of Idaho

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 programs within 150 miles

University of IdahoWashington State University · 7 miEdward Waters University · 59 miEastern Washington University · 59 miGonzaga University · 67 miWhitworth University · 73 miWhitman College · 77 miUniversity of Montana · 144 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Washington State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference7——97785%
Edward Waters University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.59——99392%
Eastern Washington University Division I · Big Sky Conference59——99392%
Gonzaga University Division I · Pac-12 Conference67——100076%
Whitworth University Division III · Northwest Conference7315$48k—87%
Whitman College Division III · Northwest Conference77———50%
University of Montana Division I · Big Sky Conference144——100096%

Other women's cross country programs in the Big Sky Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Portland State University room for 611$171k$15,590984vs
University of Idaho———1000vs
Eastern Washington University———993vs
Idaho State University———981vs
Montana State University-Bozeman———976vs
Northern Arizona University———995vs
Southern Utah University———975vs
University of Montana———1000vs
University of Northern Colorado———1000vs
Utah Tech University————vs
Weber State University———991vs

Every Big Sky Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked