Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Women's Cross Country
Minneapolis, MN · the Golden Gophers · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities fields a women's cross country team in the Big Ten 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 $9,264,581 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,509 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$9,264,581 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,509 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$747,584 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hopkins head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Brad Wick | Assistant Cross Country / Track & Field 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 →39,556undergraduates · 54,890 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 39,863 applicants
SAT middle 50%1310 – 1480
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,264,581
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $747,584
Cost
Full picture →$16,730net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $16,488 in-state · $36,402 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 22 burglaries · 91 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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 divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,730 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 39,556Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 6 | $43k | — | 77% | |
| North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League | 3 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 28% | |
| St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 4 | 8 | $21k | — | 75% | |
| University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 5 | 9 | $36k | — | 92% | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 7 | 14 | $44k | — | 91% | |
| Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 31 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 29 | $176k | — | 52% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University 8 over cap | 25 | $1.3M | $51,028 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Michigan State University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Purdue University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Michigan | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| University of Oregon | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of Southern California | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Washington | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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