Division I · Southeastern Conference
Auburn University Women's Track & Field
Auburn, AL · the Tigers · Auburn University overview
107
Roster
62 over the D-I cap of 45
$3.4M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$32,066
Per roster spot
median $10,430
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Auburn University fields a women's track & field team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 107 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $3,431,085, well above the median of $939k — $32,066 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 62 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (315 of 348 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,415,182 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $28,819 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 348 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#21Team budgetof 348 · Division I#18Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#129Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#83APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster107 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 62 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$3,431,085 for the year
- Operating expenses$670,545 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,066 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,415,182 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$28,819 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,230,599 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Harnden head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Foster | Associate Head Track and Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kara Foster | Associate Head Cross Country Coach | On file · sign in |
| Trent Edgerton | Assistant Coach, Sprints | not on file |
| Richard Fisher | Assistant Coach / Jumps & Multi Events | On file · sign in |
| Cory Martin | Assistant Coach, Throws | On file · sign in |
| Jenna Gearing | Assistant Cross Country Coach / Director of Operations | 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 track & field players513,808 2024-25
- Division I roster spots33,139 348 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 16 6.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's track & field 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 →26,874undergraduates · 33,015 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 48,178 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →107on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45107
62 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,431,085 $32,066 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,415,182
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,230,599
Cost
Full picture →$24,524net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,536 in-state · $33,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.81violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Auburn 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 Track & Field program107 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,524 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 26,874Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.81 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 17 | 20 | $65k | — | 31% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 33 | 41 | $84k | — | 99% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 40 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 49 | 9 | $34k | — | 71% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 50 | 73 | $637k | 974 | 96% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 62 | 105 | $947k | 985 | 93% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 71 | 77 | $416k | — | 49% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 86 | 42 | $409k | 993 | 76% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 87 | 91 | $352k | — | 54% | |
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 93 | 22 | $102k | — | 63% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 96 | 29 | $52k | — | 71% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 96 | 93 | $1.4M | 974 | 82% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University 68 over cap | 113 | $5.1M | $44,961 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 85 over cap | 130 | $5.1M | $38,897 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 117 over cap | 162 | $4.9M | $30,483 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 106 over cap | 151 | $4.4M | $29,227 | 971 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 115 over cap | 160 | $4.3M | $26,891 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 64 over cap | 109 | $4M | $36,851 | 976 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 69 over cap | 114 | $4M | $35,210 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 85 over cap | 130 | $3.7M | $28,375 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 61 over cap | 106 | $3.5M | $32,776 | 991 | vs | |
| Auburn University 62 over cap | 107 | $3.4M | $32,066 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 79 over cap | 124 | $3.4M | $27,408 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 48 over cap | 93 | $3.3M | $35,285 | 979 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 54 over cap | 99 | $3.2M | $32,169 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Florida 70 over cap | 115 | $3M | $26,454 | 963 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 50 over cap | 95 | $3M | $31,277 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 74 over cap | 119 | $2.8M | $23,904 | 996 | vs |
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