Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Xavier University Women's Cross Country
Cincinnati, OH · the Musketeers · Xavier University overview
985
APR
98% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Xavier 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 985, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,308,389 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,384 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 Rate985 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,308,389 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,384 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$188,534 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Burroughs head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lauren Etheridge | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Quinn Cullen | Assistant Coach | not 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 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 →4,748undergraduates · 6,000 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 16,750 applicants
SAT middle 50%1060 – 1298
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate985
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,308,389
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $188,534
Cost
Full picture →$31,542net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,126
Campus safety
Full picture →1.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Xavier University
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Women's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$31,542 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,748Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 2 | — | — | 993 | 88% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 8 | — | — | 1000 | 96% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | — | — | 57% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 10 | 10 | $38k | — | 97% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 41 | 10 | $61k | — | 85% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 44 | — | — | 1000 | 62% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 49 | — | — | 1000 | 95% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 50 | — | — | — | 46% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 52 | 6 | $34k | — | 74% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 54 | 23 | $171k | — | 63% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 61 | 17 | $77k | — | 84% |
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 | |
| Xavier University | — | — | — | 985 | 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 | |
| Villanova University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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