by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Northwestern University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Northwestern is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Northwestern women’s cross country team fields 25 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. Academic data covers 87 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 16 varsity sports Northwestern reports, cross country comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The women’s cross country program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jill Miller.
Across the school’s 16 sports, cross country ranks #13 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Northwestern women’s cross country program reported $745,602 in revenue against $1,275,700 in expenses, a net loss of $530,098. Per athlete, that is about $4,112 in operating expense per athlete, or $102,810 per team.
Against the school’s 16 sports, cross country sits #13 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s cross country team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 996, cross country sits above average at 1000.
If Northwestern earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.