Division I · Sun Belt Conference
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Women's Cross Country
Lafayette, LA · the Ragin' Cajuns · University of Louisiana at Lafayette overview
985
APR
97% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Louisiana at Lafayette fields a women's cross country team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 994, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,168,424 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,425 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 Rate985 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,168,424 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,425 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$277,933 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Badon | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rocky Capello | Assistant 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 →13,179undergraduates · 15,345 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 10,679 applicants
SAT middle 50%1120 – 1255
ACT middle 50%23 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate985
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,168,424
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $277,933
Cost
Full picture →$13,443net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,418 in-state · $24,146 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.21violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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 divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,443 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,179Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.21 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 52 | — | — | 1000 | 74% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 54 | — | — | 945 | 50% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 72 | — | — | 987 | 68% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 78 | — | — | 939 | 96% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 95 | — | — | 975 | 94% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 115 | — | — | 978 | 15% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 117 | 8 | $72k | 977 | 67% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 123 | — | — | 977 | 86% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 124 | — | — | 998 | 94% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 126 | — | — | 987 | 25% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama room for 3 | 14 | $138k | $9,857 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia State University | — | — | — | 971 | vs | |
| James Madison University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Marshall University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Troy University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | — | — | — | 995 | vs |
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