Division I · Southeastern Conference
Vanderbilt University Women's Cross Country
Nashville, TN · the Commodores · Vanderbilt University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Vanderbilt University fields a women's cross country team in the Southeastern 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 $8,521,844 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,326 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; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,521,844 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,326 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$790,963 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Althea Thomas head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chad Balyo | Assistant Coach • Cross Country, Distance | On file · sign in |
| Lisa Morgan | Assistant Coach • Cross Country, Distance | 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 →7,152undergraduates · 13,456 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 45,313 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1560
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,521,844
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $790,963
Cost
Full picture →$26,689net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,946
Campus safety
Full picture →4.08violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 60 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →33%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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$26,689 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 33%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,152Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.08 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 1 | — | — | 980 | 96% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 2 | — | — | 990 | 93% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 3 | 11 | $164k | — | 70% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 3 | — | — | 993 | 67% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 32 | — | — | 993 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 41 | — | — | 1000 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 61 | — | — | 993 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 73 | — | — | 977 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 82 | 20 | $41k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | — | — | 983 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 95 | — | — | 942 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 99 | — | — | — | 74% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | — | — | — | 1000 | 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 South Carolina, Columbia | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | — | — | 994 | vs |
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