Division III · Liberty League
Vassar College Women's Cross Country
Poughkeepsie, NY · the Brewers · Vassar College overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$86k
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division III
$4,119
Per roster spot
median $3,429
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
18%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Vassar College fields a women's cross country team in the Liberty League (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, well above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $86,499, well above the median of $35k — $4,119 per roster spot, upper half of Division III women's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 221 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#19Team budgetof 221 · Division III#82Spend per playerof 221 · Division III#26Roster sizeof 221 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III women's cross country program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$86,499 for the year
- Operating expenses$38,576 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,119 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$44,006 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| James McCowan head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players191,733 2024-25
- Division III roster spots2,760 221 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 69 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,456undergraduates · 2,456 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →18%admitted · of 12,145 applicants
SAT middle 50%1435 – 1550
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $86,499 $4,119 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $44,006
Cost
Full picture →$29,733net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,805
Campus safety
Full picture →5.69violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Vassar College
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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions18% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,733 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,456Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.69 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist University Division I · Metro Conference | 3 | — | — | 1000 | 65% | |
| State University of New York at New Paltz Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 10 | 15 | $79k | — | 59% | |
| Mount Saint Mary College (New York) Division III · Skyline Conference | 13 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League | 21 | — | — | 996 | 14% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 23 | 10 | $32k | — | 52% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 31 | 6 | $15k | — | 81% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 43 | — | — | — | — | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 44 | 4 | $28k | — | 79% | |
| Ramapo College Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 44 | 12 | $58k | — | 73% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 45 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 45 | 6 | $25k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 46 | 7 | $23k | — | 85% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Liberty League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassar College | 21 | $86k | $4,119 | — | vs | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 13 | $77k | $5,893 | — | vs | |
| Ithaca College | 14 | $71k | $5,098 | — | vs | |
| St. Lawrence University | 18 | $57k | $3,160 | — | vs | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 19 | $33k | $1,742 | — | vs | |
| Bard College | 10 | $32k | $3,238 | — | vs | |
| Clarkson University | 9 | $18k | $2,036 | — | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Union College (New York) | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Liberty League women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked