Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Villanova University Women's Cross Country
Villanova, PA · the Wildcats · Villanova University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Villanova University fields a women's cross country team in the BIG EAST 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 $9,556,877 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,553 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$9,556,877 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,553 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$238,294 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gina Procaccio head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anna Gevirtz | Assistant 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 →7,063undergraduates · 10,111 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 23,127 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- 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
- $9,556,877
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $238,294
Cost
Full picture →$37,946net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,701
Campus safety
Full picture →3.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 82 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Villanova University
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 divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,946 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,063Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.02 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 2 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 13% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | — | — | 978 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 7% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 10 | 7 | $6k | — | 95% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 10 | — | — | 1000 | 6% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 10 | — | — | 980 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 10 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 10 | — | — | 1000 | 83% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 11 | 11 | $201k | — | 86% |
Other women's cross country programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall University at cap | 17 | $453k | $26,641 | 1000 | vs | |
| Villanova University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Butler University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Creighton University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| DePaul University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Georgetown University | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| Marquette University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Xavier University | — | — | — | 985 | vs |
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