Division I · Mid-American Conference
Western Michigan University Women's Cross Country
Kalamazoo, MI · the Broncos · Western Michigan University overview
986
APR
97% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Western Michigan University fields a women's cross country team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 994, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,158,309 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,635 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 Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,158,309 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,635 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$147,287 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Cataldo head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nathan Larson | 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 →13,026undergraduates · 16,693 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 20,100 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1220
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate986
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,158,309
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $147,287
Cost
Full picture →$20,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,298 in-state · $19,098 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.8violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 29 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Michigan 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 divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,026Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1 | 23 | $76k | — | 76% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 37 | 9 | $20k | — | 97% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 39 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 43 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 44 | — | — | — | 83% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 45 | 21 | $103k | — | 71% | |
| Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 49 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | — | — | 995 | 12% | |
| Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 52 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 55 | 21 | $39k | — | 85% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 66 | — | — | 997 | 84% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Ball State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| University of Akron | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Toledo | — | — | — | 988 | vs |
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