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Best NAIA Women's Cross Country Programs, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 102 NAIA women's Cross Country programs by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.

Average aid across NAIA women's Cross Country programs is $7,642 per athlete, with an average operating budget of $13,635, and rosters of about 10 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.

Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.

Programs
102
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$7,642
Avg. Op. Budget
$13,635

Top programs

Showing 10 of 102 programs.

Aid/Athlete
$27,535
Op. Budget
$115,213
Recruiting
$1,999
2. Dordt University
Sioux Center, IA
Aid/Athlete
$7,477
Op. Budget
$28,230
Recruiting
$5,051
Aid/Athlete
$10,776
Op. Budget
$32,149
Recruiting
$1,509
Aid/Athlete
$8,004
Op. Budget
$36,698
Recruiting
$2,141
5. Rust College
Holly Springs, MS
Aid/Athlete
$2,458
Op. Budget
$25,000
Recruiting
$7,292
Aid/Athlete
$8,492
Op. Budget
$18,987
Recruiting
$1,579
Aid/Athlete
$6,797
Op. Budget
$31,315
Recruiting
$1,114
Aid/Athlete
$6,841
Op. Budget
$12,822
Recruiting
$2,049
Aid/Athlete
$4,304
Op. Budget
$17,736
Recruiting
$3,357
Aid/Athlete
$5,665
Op. Budget
$49,344
Recruiting
$1,011

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