Division I · Big 12 Conference
Baylor University Women's Track & Field
Waco, TX · the Bears · Baylor University overview
131
Roster
86 over the D-I cap of 45
$4.3M
Team budget
99th percentile in Division I
$32,457
Per roster spot
median $10,430
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Baylor University fields a women's track & field team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 131 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $4,251,879, well above the median of $939k — $32,457 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 86 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 995, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,961,215 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $27,658 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).
#6Team budgetof 348 · Division I#16Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#51Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#75APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster131 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 86 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$4,251,879 for the year
- Operating expenses$660,200 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,457 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,961,215 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,658 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$922,992 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Ford head coach | Head 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 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 →15,155undergraduates · 20,824 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 39,735 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →131on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45131
86 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,251,879 $32,457 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,961,215
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $922,992
Cost
Full picture →$49,727net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $54,844
Campus safety
Full picture →0.99violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Baylor 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 program131 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$49,727 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,155Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.99 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 71 | 28 | $99k | — | 39% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | 151 | $4.4M | 971 | 63% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 79 | 108 | $1.1M | — | 94% | |
| Dallas Baptist University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 81 | 107 | $739k | — | 91% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 82 | 112 | $2.8M | 986 | 43% | |
| University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference | 82 | 65 | $954k | 980 | 81% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 89 | 22 | $68k | — | 91% | |
| Southern Methodist University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 92 | 59 | $3.4M | 993 | 61% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 95 | 106 | $3.5M | 991 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 98 | 32 | $612k | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Dallas Division II · Lone Star Conference | 102 | 26 | $64k | — | 65% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 109 | 95 | $755k | 962 | 85% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor University 86 over cap | 131 | $4.3M | $32,457 | 995 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University 104 over cap | 149 | $3.7M | $24,694 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 96 over cap | 141 | $3.5M | $24,473 | 974 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 110 over cap | 155 | $3.2M | $20,774 | 973 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University 139 over cap | 184 | $3.2M | $17,443 | 983 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University 67 over cap | 112 | $2.8M | $25,018 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Arizona 62 over cap | 107 | $2.6M | $24,438 | 975 | vs | |
| Iowa State University 79 over cap | 124 | $2.5M | $20,361 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Utah 48 over cap | 93 | $2.4M | $25,285 | 994 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 39 over cap | 84 | $2.3M | $26,989 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida 49 over cap | 94 | $2.2M | $23,877 | 989 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 37 over cap | 82 | $2.2M | $26,285 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati 44 over cap | 89 | $2.1M | $23,788 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder 33 over cap | 78 | $2.1M | $26,886 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Houston 79 over cap | 124 | $1.7M | $14,097 | 963 | vs | |
| West Virginia University 50 over cap | 95 | $1.1M | $11,644 | 985 | vs |
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