Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Southern California Women's Cross Country
Los Angeles, CA · the Trojans · University of Southern California overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Southern California fields a women's cross country team in the Big Ten Conference (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 gave $13,525,051 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $37,569 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 Rate1000 multi-year
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,525,051 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,569 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$856,710 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Quincy Watts 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 →21,023undergraduates · 47,147 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →10%admitted · of 80,808 applicants
SAT middle 50%1440 – 1550
ACT middle 50%32 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,525,051
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $856,710
Cost
Full picture →$41,496net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →1.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Southern California
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 divisionAdmissions10% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$41,496 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,023Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.57 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 7 | 12 | $138k | — | 92% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 8 | 13 | $526k | 979 | 40% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 8 | — | — | — | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 10 | — | — | 995 | 9% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 11 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 12 | $95k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 15 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 17 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 19 | — | — | 994 | 47% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 21 | — | — | 1000 | 93% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 24 | — | — | 1000 | 50% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University 8 over cap | 25 | $1.3M | $51,028 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Southern California | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Michigan State University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Purdue University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Michigan | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| University of Oregon | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of Washington | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Big Ten Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked