Division I · Sun Belt Conference
University of South Alabama Women's Cross Country
Mobile, AL · the Jaguars · University of South Alabama overview
14
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 17
$138k
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$9,857
Per roster spot
median $14,760
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
65%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of South Alabama fields a women's cross country team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $137,998, below the median of $162k — $9,857 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's cross country programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. 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 $3,205,168 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,285 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).
#30Team budgetof 346 · Division I#29Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#19Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#1APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$137,998 for the year
- Operating expenses$16,881 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,857 division median $14,760
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,205,168 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,285 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$238,202 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Brueske head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Parker Cowles | Cross Country Head 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 →8,914undergraduates · 13,768 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →65%admitted · of 12,593 applicants
SAT middle 50%1015 – 1200
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1714
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $137,998 $9,857 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,205,168
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $238,202
Cost
Full picture →$13,613net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,676 in-state · $18,652 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.79violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →30%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of South Alabama
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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions65% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,613 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,914Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.79 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 2 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| University of West Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 58 | 12 | $155k | — | 57% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 81 | — | — | 984 | 99% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 122 | 8 | $72k | 977 | 67% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 127 | — | — | 978 | 15% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 131 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 137 | — | — | 975 | 94% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama room for 3 | 14 | $138k | $9,857 | 1000 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia State University | — | — | — | 971 | vs | |
| James Madison University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Marshall University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Troy University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | — | — | — | 995 | vs |
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