Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of South Carolina, Columbia Women's Cross Country
Columbia, SC · the Gamecocks · University of South Carolina, Columbia overview
986
APR
99% of players retained
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of South Carolina, Columbia fields a women's cross country team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 994, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,806,841 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,597 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 Rate986 multi-year; 944 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,806,841 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,597 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$884,945 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Hall 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 →28,470undergraduates · 36,579 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →61%admitted · of 46,682 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1380
ACT middle 50%26 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,806,841
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $884,945
Cost
Full picture →$26,068net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,688 in-state · $34,943 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of South Carolina, Columbia
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 divisionAdmissions61% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,068 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,470Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.61 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 1 | — | — | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 1 | 11 | $43k | — | 67% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 6 | $71k | — | 73% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 36 | — | — | 972 | 82% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 52 | 13 | $136k | — | 80% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | 8 | $103k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 61 | 8 | $46k | — | 97% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 65 | — | — | 991 | 75% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 66 | — | — | — | 89% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 67 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 76 | — | — | — | 85% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina, Columbia | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Auburn University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Georgia | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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