Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Bellarmine University Women's Track & Field
Louisville, KY · the Knights · Bellarmine University overview
74
Roster
29 over the D-I cap of 45
$561k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$7,576
Per roster spot
median $10,430
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Bellarmine University fields a women's track & field team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 74 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $560,637, well below the median of $939k — $7,576 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 29 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 school gave $3,064,919 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,931 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).
#267Team budgetof 348 · Division I#242Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#252Roster sizeof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster74 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 29 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$560,637 for the year
- Operating expenses$175,863 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,576 division median $10,430
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,064,919 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,931 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$68,943 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Petersen 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 →2,351undergraduates · 2,993 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 3,462 applicants
SAT middle 50%1075 – 1243
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →74on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4574
29 over — players already on the roster may stay
- Team expenses
- $560,637 $7,576 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,064,919
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $68,943
Cost
Full picture →$24,432net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,780
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Bellarmine 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 program74 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,432 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,351Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 125 | $1.9M | 995 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 41 | $94k | — | 99% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 26 | $42k | — | 84% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 46 | 22 | $37k | — | 93% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 62 | 19 | $88k | — | 64% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 64 | 126 | $262k | — | 54% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 66 | 109 | $4M | 976 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 21 | $30k | — | 85% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 79 | 116 | $2.4M | 993 | 80% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 83 | 19 | $62k | — | 97% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 83 | 60 | $972k | 983 | 78% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 84 | 23 | $101k | — | 57% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University 42 over cap | 87 | $1.3M | $15,238 | 984 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University 23 over cap | 68 | $800k | $11,759 | 980 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte 68 over cap | 113 | $718k | $6,357 | — | vs | |
| Bellarmine University 29 over cap | 74 | $561k | $7,576 | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida 38 over cap | 83 | $508k | $6,117 | 997 | vs | |
| Stetson University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Sun Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked