Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson University Women's Track & Field
Clemson, SC · the Tigers · Clemson University overview
96
Roster
51 over the D-I cap of 45
$3.8M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$39,507
Per roster spot
median $10,430
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
38%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Clemson University fields a women's track & field team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 96 players, about the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $3,792,675, well above the median of $939k — $39,507 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 51 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 990, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,089,086 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,576 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).
#10Team budgetof 348 · Division I#6Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#168Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#124APRof 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
- Roster96 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 51 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$3,792,675 for the year
- Operating expenses$985,818 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$39,507 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,089,086 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,576 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,169,429 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Elliott 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 →22,875undergraduates · 28,747 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →38%admitted · of 60,122 applicants
SAT middle 50%1230 – 1390
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →96on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4596
51 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,792,675 $39,507 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,089,086
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,169,429
Cost
Full picture →$24,408net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,554 in-state · $39,498 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Clemson 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 program96 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions38% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,408 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 22,875Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.47 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 5 | 43 | $310k | — | 100% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 16 | 70 | $287k | — | 53% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 28 | 65 | $1.3M | 995 | 53% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | 14 | $129k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 18 | $72k | — | 61% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 28 | $389k | — | 63% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 39 | 14 | $57k | — | 40% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 41 | 33 | $176k | — | 93% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 100 | $405k | 967 | 87% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 51 | 102 | $305k | — | 68% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 81 | $474k | 944 | 70% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 55 | 82 | $1.1M | 996 | 59% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University 51 over cap | 96 | $3.8M | $39,507 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 67 over cap | 112 | $3.7M | $32,618 | 992 | vs | |
| Duke University 80 over cap | 125 | $3.5M | $27,788 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 14 over cap | 59 | $3.4M | $57,674 | 993 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 43 over cap | 88 | $3M | $33,947 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 85 over cap | 130 | $3M | $22,774 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 62 over cap | 107 | $2.8M | $26,590 | 992 | vs | |
| Boston College 57 over cap | 102 | $2.8M | $27,316 | 992 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 69 over cap | 114 | $2.6M | $22,505 | 1000 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 61 over cap | 106 | $2.4M | $22,730 | 988 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 53 over cap | 98 | $2.4M | $24,456 | 983 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 73 over cap | 118 | $2.4M | $20,045 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 73 over cap | 118 | $2.1M | $17,985 | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 71 over cap | 116 | $2.1M | $18,151 | 996 | vs | |
| Florida State University 57 over cap | 102 | $2M | $19,335 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 80 over cap | 125 | $1.9M | $15,133 | 995 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 4 | 41 | $1.8M | $42,927 | 993 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 96 over cap | 141 | $1.7M | $11,721 | 991 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked