Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
Wellesley College Women's Cross Country
Wellesley, MA · the Blue · Wellesley College overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$74k
Team budget
86th percentile in Division III
$4,954
Per roster spot
median $3,429
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
14%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Wellesley College fields a women's cross country team in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $74,317, well above the median of $35k — $4,954 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).
#32Team budgetof 221 · Division III#59Spend per playerof 221 · Division III#57Roster 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
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$74,317 for the year
- Operating expenses$16,539 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,954 division median $3,429
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$25,634 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Jennings 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 →2,418undergraduates · 2,418 students in all
Women 99% Men 1%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →14%admitted · of 8,184 applicants
SAT middle 50%1440 – 1550
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $74,317 $4,954 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $25,634
Cost
Full picture →$21,501net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,320
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research Wellesley 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions14% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,501 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,418Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 20% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 89% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 5 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | — | — | — | 35% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 7 | 11 | $33k | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 8 | — | — | 990 | 16% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 48% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 10 | 5 | $21k | — | 92% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 11 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 11 | — | — | 1000 | 11% | |
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 11 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 11 | — | — | 985 | 3% |
Other women's cross country programs in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellesley College | 15 | $74k | $4,954 | — | vs | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 19 | $55k | $2,918 | — | vs | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) | 12 | $37k | $3,094 | — | vs | |
| Salve Regina University | 14 | $29k | $2,079 | — | vs | |
| Emerson College | 9 | $21k | $2,340 | — | vs | |
| Babson College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Mount Holyoke College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Smith College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Springfield College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked