Division I · The Ivy League
University of Pennsylvania Women's Cross Country
Philadelphia, PA · the Quakers · University of Pennsylvania overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Pennsylvania fields a women's cross country team in the The Ivy League (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 reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
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 teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$336,012 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Dolan head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Matt Gosselin | Head Women's Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track & Field Coach (Women's Middle Distance / Women's Distance) | On file · sign in |
| Claire Hewitt | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Ariel Wiener | Assistant Director of Operations | 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 →11,611undergraduates · 28,711 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 59,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $336,012
Cost
Full picture →$26,017net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,104
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Pennsylvania
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 divisionAdmissions6% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,017 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 11,611Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 2 | 11 | $201k | — | 86% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 3 | — | — | 1000 | 83% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 4 | 8 | $28k | — | 78% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | — | — | 978 | 86% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | — | — | 980 | 86% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 13% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 7% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 10 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | — | — | 1000 | 25% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 10 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 11 | 8 | $32k | — | 84% |
Other women's cross country programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University 7 over cap | 24 | $202k | $8,437 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Princeton University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Yale University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every The Ivy League women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked