Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Notre Dame Women's Cross Country
Notre Dame, IN · the Fighting Irish · University of Notre Dame overview
995
APR
99% of players retained
12%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Notre Dame fields a women's cross country team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,830,979 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $36,451 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 Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,830,979 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$36,451 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$877,583 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Sparks 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 →8,968undergraduates · 13,174 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →12%admitted · of 28,353 applicants
SAT middle 50%1440 – 1540
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,830,979
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $877,583
Cost
Full picture →$29,083net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,693
Campus safety
Full picture →0.95violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 45 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Notre Dame
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 divisionAdmissions12% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,083 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,968Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.95 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 45 | — | — | 1000 | 92% | |
| Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 51 | — | — | 986 | 85% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 52 | 23 | $76k | — | 76% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 54 | 10 | $43k | — | 91% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 64 | 21 | $39k | — | 85% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 14 | $97k | — | 71% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 70 | — | — | — | 5% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 71 | — | — | 985 | 41% | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League | 71 | 14 | $153k | 984 | 86% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 72 | 9 | $20k | — | 55% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 72 | — | — | — | 94% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University 1 over cap | 18 | $879k | $48,825 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Boston College | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Clemson University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Duke University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| Syracuse University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Virginia | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University | — | — | — | 972 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked