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Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Virginia State University Women's Cross Country

Petersburg, VA · the Trojans · Virginia State University overview
89%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Virginia State University fields a women's cross country team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). The school gave $818,081 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,277 per roster spot.

Among Division II women's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 101 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budgets across the division

$8k$468k

Roster sizes

137

The program

  • Athletic aid, women's teams$818,081 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,277 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$1,881 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Elizabeth Allen head coachHead Coachnot 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 II roster spots1,152 101 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 170 0.60% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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

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4,829undergraduates · 5,190 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes
89%admitted · of 10,577 applicants
SAT middle 50%800 – 1050
ACT middle 50%14 – 20
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
41%

Women's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, women's teams
$818,081
Recruiting spend, women's
$1,881

No team figures on file for this program yet.

$16,184net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$27,661
Sticker, out-of-state$39,912
Average net price$16,184
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,432
$30–48k$13,665
$48–75k$17,511
$75–110k$19,774
$110k and up$22,390
Tuition & fees
$9,755 in-state · $22,006 out

Campus safety

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3.69violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.69
Property1.55
In residence halls
17 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business117 · 19%
Psychology71 · 11%
Criminal justice & protective services56 · 9%
Education50 · 8%
Biological sciences46 · 7%

Research Virginia State University

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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Virginia State UniversityVirginia Commonwealth University · 22 miVirginia Union University · 23 miUniversity of Richmond · 25 miWilliam & Mary · 39 miChristopher Newport University · 52 miLongwood University · 54 miChowan University · 58 miHampton University · 61 miNorfolk State University · 69 miBatten University · 73 miUniversity of Mary Washington · 74 miRegent University · 74 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference22——100093%
Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association2311$15k—98%
University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference25——100023%
William & Mary Division I · Coastal Athletic Association39——100033%
Christopher Newport University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference5210$61k—88%
Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference54——100085%
Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas588$25k—72%
Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association617$428k93248%
Norfolk State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.69——98587%
Batten University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.73———71%
University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference74———86%
Regent University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference74———41%

Other women's cross country programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Shaw University10$120k$11,976—vs
Fayetteville State University8$104k$12,955—vs
Bluefield State University6$77k$12,808—vs
Claflin University6$71k$11,812—vs
Winston-Salem State University8$43k$5,365—vs
Johnson C. Smith University12$37k$3,120—vs
Elizabeth City State University5$20k$3,921—vs
Bowie State University10$19k$1,946—vs
Virginia Union University11$15k$1,379—vs
Virginia State University————vs
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)————vs
Livingstone College————vs

Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked