Division I · Metro Conference
Canisius University Women's Track & Field
Buffalo, NY · the Golden Griffins · Canisius University overview
54
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 45
$216k
Team budget
6th percentile in Division I
$3,992
Per roster spot
median $10,430
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Canisius University fields a women's track & field team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 54 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $215,584, well below the median of $939k — $3,992 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 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 996, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,199,149 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,603 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster54 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$215,584 for the year
- Operating expenses$53,663 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,992 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,199,149 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,603 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$151,291 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wilson 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 →1,798undergraduates · 2,545 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,147 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →54on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4554
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $215,584 $3,992 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,199,149
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $151,291
Cost
Full picture →$19,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,720
Campus safety
Full picture →0.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Canisius 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 program54 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,321 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,798Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.41 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 2 | 36 | $188k | — | 76% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 2 | 53 | $247k | — | 82% | |
| Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference | 4 | 64 | $177k | — | 76% | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 6 | 146 | $1.2M | 988 | 69% | |
| Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference | 17 | 25 | $342k | 994 | 85% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 41 | 14 | $43k | — | 79% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 49 | 78 | $125k | — | 93% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 50 | 76 | $106k | — | 71% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 53 | 58 | $97k | — | 64% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · East Coast Conference | 55 | 41 | $139k | — | 78% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 61 | 34 | $119k | — | 71% | |
| St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 61 | 108 | $251k | 1000 | 82% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 67 over cap | 112 | $1.6M | $13,854 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 93 over cap | 138 | $1.5M | $11,180 | 989 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 224 over cap | 269 | $1.2M | $4,578 | 987 | vs | |
| Rider University 99 over cap | 144 | $847k | $5,881 | 976 | vs | |
| Iona University 13 over cap | 58 | $842k | $14,510 | 987 | vs | |
| Marist University 97 over cap | 142 | $777k | $5,474 | 1000 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 28 over cap | 73 | $660k | $9,035 | 996 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 20 | 25 | $342k | $13,683 | 994 | vs | |
| Canisius University 9 over cap | 54 | $216k | $3,992 | 996 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 1 over cap | 46 | $190k | $4,132 | — | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 8 over cap | 53 | $155k | $2,928 | 981 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 23 | 22 | $27k | $1,220 | 1000 | vs |
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