Division I · America East Conference
University of Maine Women's Cross Country
Orono, ME · the Black Bears · University of Maine overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Maine fields a women's cross country team in the America East 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 $3,704,110 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,191 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$3,704,110 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,191 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$129,311 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Ward head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →9,267undergraduates · 11,760 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 13,995 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,704,110
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $129,311
Cost
Full picture →$18,237net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,606 in-state · $35,346 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 72 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Maine
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 divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,237 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 9,267Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husson University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 8 | 9 | $30k | — | 86% | |
| Maine Maritime Academy Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 36 | 5 | $30k | — | 61% | |
| Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 54 | 16 | $130k | — | 7% | |
| Thomas College Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 55 | 6 | $38k | — | 97% | |
| University of Maine, Farmington Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 74 | 8 | $46k | — | 98% | |
| Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 93 | — | — | — | 13% | |
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 94 | — | — | — | 8% | |
| Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 116 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| University of Southern Maine Division III · Little East Conference | 117 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 126 | 4 | $24k | — | 97% | |
| University of New England Division III · Conference of New England | 131 | 17 | $48k | — | 89% |
Other women's cross country programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Albany 4 over cap | 21 | $28k | $1,331 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Maine | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Binghamton University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bryant University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Vermont | — | — | — | 995 | vs |
Every America East Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked