Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
University of Rhode Island Women's Cross Country
Kingston, RI · the Rams · University of Rhode Island overview
994
APR
100% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Rhode Island fields a women's cross country team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 994, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,907,087 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,846 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 Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,907,087 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,846 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$217,688 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Laurie Feit-Melnick head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| John Melnick | Assistant 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 →14,670undergraduates · 17,351 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 25,391 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1270
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate994
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,907,087
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $217,688
Cost
Full picture →$20,964net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $16,408 in-state · $35,804 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Rhode Island
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$20,964 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 14,670Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.74 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salve Regina University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 12 | 14 | $29k | — | 70% | |
| Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England | 18 | 18 | $51k | — | 88% | |
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 24 | 30 | $169k | — | 84% | |
| Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 24 | 30 | $169k | — | 84% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 24 | 24 | $202k | 993 | 5% | |
| Rhode Island College Division III · Little East Conference | 25 | 10 | $24k | — | 81% | |
| Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 25 | — | — | 983 | 49% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Division III · Little East Conference | 29 | 16 | $63k | — | 92% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 30 | — | — | 1000 | 66% | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 31 | — | — | — | 24% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | 32 | $90k | — | 38% | |
| Mitchell College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 31 | 5 | $7k | — | 73% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Rhode Island | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Davidson College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Duquesne University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Fordham University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| George Mason University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| George Washington University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| La Salle University | — | — | — | 980 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Dayton | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Richmond | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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