Division I · Mid-American Conference
Bowling Green State University Women's Track & Field
Bowling Green, OH · the Falcons · Bowling Green State University overview
92
Roster
47 over the D-I cap of 45
$865k
Team budget
44th percentile in Division I
$9,406
Per roster spot
median $10,430
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
979
APR
99% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bowling Green State University fields a women's track & field team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 92 players, about the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $865,356, about the median of $939k — $9,406 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 47 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 979, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,264,458 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,555 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).
#195Team budgetof 348 · Division I#201Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#189Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#234APRof 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
- Roster92 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 47 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$865,356 for the year
- Operating expenses$9,186 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,406 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 967 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,264,458 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,555 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$229,026 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lou Snelling 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 →14,014undergraduates · 17,027 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 18,629 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1230
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →92on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4592
47 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate979
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $865,356 $9,406 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,264,458
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $229,026
Cost
Full picture →$20,987net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,390 in-state · $21,378 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 31 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in education · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Bowling Green State 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 program92 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,987 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 14,014Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.66 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 Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 20 | 94 | $1.3M | 985 | 95% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 22 | 128 | $615k | — | 86% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 30 | 138 | $527k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 30 | 79 | $152k | — | 68% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 25 | $51k | — | 61% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 42 | 72 | $127k | — | 68% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 43 | 59 | $103k | — | 73% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 61 | 138 | $1.3M | 984 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 63 | 159 | $3.4M | 989 | 18% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 64 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 73 | 70 | $53k | — | 85% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 74 | 98 | $694k | — | 82% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 112 over cap | 157 | $1.6M | $10,270 | 994 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 93 over cap | 138 | $1.3M | $9,303 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 49 over cap | 94 | $1.3M | $13,631 | 985 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 101 over cap | 146 | $1.2M | $7,919 | 988 | vs | |
| Ball State University 53 over cap | 98 | $1.1M | $11,542 | 987 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 33 over cap | 78 | $1.1M | $13,636 | 969 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 95 over cap | 140 | $1M | $7,304 | 981 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 47 over cap | 92 | $865k | $9,406 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Akron 59 over cap | 104 | $755k | $7,258 | 982 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked