Make use of the NAIA Division I women's cross country statistics above to decide whether or not this division offers you the best athletic scholarship opportunities. The table below shows how NAIA Division I schools compare to the national averages.
Total Number of Athletes and Average Athletes Per Team: This lets you know approximately how many female athletes are on NAIA Division I women's cross country teams across the nation, which helps you see how competitive the recruiting process is, particularly if you do a comparison of it to the national average. Presently there are 348 women participating in cross country at NAIA Division I schools.
Average Operating Expenses Per Player: This indicates how much a NAIA Division I college is paying for each player on their women's cross country team for things that are essential such as equipment and uniforms. Just how much a NAIA Division I school invests in you as a player will help determine how valuable believe that you are to the cross country team and the overall sports program plus the amount of support they give each player.
Average Operating Expenses Per Team: This is what it cost on average for a NAIA Division I college to run the day-to-day operations that keep the cross country program operational. This can give student athletes a good idea of the quality of women's cross country programs, facilities and training personnel at NAIA Division I schools across the country. The more NAIA Division I colleges commit the better quality you can expect.
Total Full and Part Time Coaches: Coaches are vital to helping you sharpen your skills and help you stay on track athletically and academically so you can keep your cross country scholarship each year. The more NAIA Division I women's cross country coaches there are, the more likely you are to get one-on-one instruction and attention you need to reach your primary goal of graduating from a college.
Average Total Revenue: The more money NAIA Division I colleges can earn off their women's cross country programs the more likely they are to expand them. When women's cross country programs are more profitable and well-known NAIA Division I colleges will invest more in their existing programs and other NAIA Division I colleges will establish new cross country teams of their very own. More NAIA Division I cross country teams means more athletic scholarship opportunities at this type of school.
Average Total Expenses: Is there a growing affinity for supporting and growing women's cross country teams at NAIA Division I schools? Are NAIA Division I colleges aggressively recruiting women's cross country players? The total expenses stat includes operating and recruiting expenses. This can give you a good indication of how much NAIA Division I colleges around the nation are spending on women's cross country programs, thus whether or not cross country scholarship opportunities are likely to grow, keep pace or weaken in this division.
If you would like to be a contender for one of the numerous NAIA Division I women's cross country scholarships that are available it will take persistence and lots of research and planning. See how NAIA Division I schools in your state compare to NAIA Division I schools across the nation. Choose a state below to get detailed sports program and athletic scholarship statistics.
