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Boston University Women's Track & Field

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135
Roster
90 over the D-I cap of 45
$2M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$14,951
Per roster spot
median $10,430
9
Coaches
2 head · 7 assistant
985
APR
99% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Boston University fields a women's track & field team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 135 players, above the median of 95, with 2 head coaches and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $2,018,423, well above the median of $939k — $14,951 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 90 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 985, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,606,968 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,088 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).

#66Team budgetof 348 · Division I#99Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#45Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#179APRof 348 · Division I
Team budget$2M
Spend per player$14,951
Roster size135
Coaching staff9
APR985

Team budgets across the division

$27k$5.1M
this programevery Division I women's track & field program

Roster sizes (cap 45)

15269
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster135 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 90 over last season
  • Coaching staff2 head, 7 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,018,423 for the year
  • Operating expenses$383,302 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$14,951 division median $10,430
  • Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 989 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$12,606,968 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$30,088 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$220,187 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Grant Cartwright head coachHead Coachnot on file
Jon MolzHead Coach, Cross Country; Assistant Coach, Track & Fieldnot on file
Sara MaceyAssociate Head Coach - Jumps / Multis / SprintsOn file · sign in
Brooke MullinsAssistant Coach - DistanceOn 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

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Campus

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18,656undergraduates · 36,624 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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11%admitted · of 80,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
90%

Women's Track & Field

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135on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45135
90 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate985
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,018,423 $14,951 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
2 head · 7 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$12,606,968
Recruiting spend, women's
$220,187

Cost

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$27,551net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$86,363
Average net price$27,551
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,453
$30–48k$11,167
$48–75k$13,639
$75–110k$25,501
$110k and up$48,018
Tuition & fees
$65,168

Campus safety

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1.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.10
Property0.35
In residence halls
15 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
47 over 2022–2024

Majors

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17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business768 · 17%
Communication & journalism598 · 13%
Social sciences589 · 13%
Biological sciences569 · 13%
Computer & information sciences361 · 8%

Research Boston University

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Women's Track & Field program135 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions11% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,551 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 18,656Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.1 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

Boston UniversityEmmanuel College (Massachusetts) · 1 miSimmons University · 1 miMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1 miWentworth Institute of Technology · 1 miNortheastern University · 1 miHarvard University · 2 miLesley University · 2 miSuffolk University · 2 miBoston College · 3 miTufts University · 4 miUniversity of Massachusetts Boston · 4 miBentley University · 6 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference1109$75k—81%
Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference1———66%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference154$129k—5%
Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England120$19k—85%
Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association1141$1.6M9956%
Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League2120$1.4M9963%
Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference219$27k—94%
Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England2103$344k—85%
Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference3102$2.8M99216%
Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference4158$302k—10%
University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference459$174k—83%
Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference659$95k—48%

Other women's track & field programs in the Patriot League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Boston University 90 over cap135$2M$14,951985vs
Bucknell University 164 over cap209$1.8M$8,740996vs
Lehigh University 98 over cap143$1.2M$8,6331000vs
American University 23 over cap68$714k$10,5031000vs
Lafayette College 80 over cap125$531k$4,249989vs
Colgate University 59 over cap104$503k$4,8401000vs
College of the Holy Cross 77 over cap122$474k$3,883998vs
Loyola University Maryland room for 1530$185k$6,1751000vs
U.S. Military Academy———986vs
U.S. Naval Academy———998vs

Every Patriot League women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked