Division I · Mountain West Conference
University of Nevada, Reno Women's Cross Country
Reno, NV · the Wolf Pack · University of Nevada, Reno overview
990
APR
99% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Nevada, Reno fields a women's cross country team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,353,897 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,096 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 Rate990 multi-year; 964 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,353,897 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,096 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$263,323 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shantel Twiggs head coach | Head 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 →17,965undergraduates · 21,778 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 10,142 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,353,897
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $263,323
Cost
Full picture →$16,801net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,994 in-state · $25,950 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.62violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Nevada, Reno
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 divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,801 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,965Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.62 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 94 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 109 | 26 | $169k | — | 94% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference | 110 | — | — | 995 | 94% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 125 | — | — | 1000 | 42% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 135 | 12 | $290k | 992 | 95% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 150 | — | — | — | 97% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nevada, Reno | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| San Jose State University | — | — | — | 970 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Hawaii, Manoa | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | — | — | — | 973 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 995 | vs |
Every Mountain West Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked