Division I · Horizon League
Cleveland State University Women's Track & Field
Cleveland, OH · the Vikings · Cleveland State University overview
60
Roster
15 over the D-I cap of 45
$313k
Team budget
9th percentile in Division I
$5,208
Per roster spot
median $10,430
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
967
APR
97% of players retained
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Cleveland State University fields a women's track & field team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 60 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $312,503, well below the median of $939k — $5,208 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 15 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 967, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,884,996 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,244 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)
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The program
- Roster60 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 15 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$312,503 for the year
- Operating expenses$66,333 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,208 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,884,996 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,244 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$121,529 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Poole head coach | Head Coach | On 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →9,463undergraduates · 14,117 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →95%admitted · of 10,274 applicants
ACT middle 50%17 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →60on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4560
15 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate967
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $312,503 $5,208 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,884,996
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $121,529
Cost
Full picture →$16,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,613 in-state · $17,973 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cleveland 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 program60 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions95% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,307 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | 35 | $66k | — | 29% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 129 | $241k | — | 81% | |
| Ursuline College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 11 | 82 | $438k | — | 84% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 13 | 103 | $224k | — | 77% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | 43 | $171k | — | 64% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 31 | 41 | $61k | — | 93% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 31 | 104 | $755k | 982 | 71% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 32 | 28 | $63k | — | 33% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 98 | $352k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 49 | 73 | $372k | — | 76% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 95 | $153k | — | 54% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 51 | 197 | $243k | — | 80% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State University 80 over cap | 125 | $925k | $7,402 | 965 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 16 over cap | 61 | $838k | $13,729 | 1000 | vs | |
| Oakland University 45 over cap | 90 | $753k | $8,364 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 64 over cap | 109 | $723k | $6,637 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 41 over cap | 86 | $633k | $7,355 | 987 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 55 over cap | 100 | $564k | $5,640 | 1000 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University room for 9 | 36 | $402k | $11,177 | 973 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis 24 over cap | 69 | $395k | $5,719 | 993 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University 15 over cap | 60 | $313k | $5,208 | 967 | vs | |
| Wright State University 52 over cap | 97 | $271k | $2,794 | 990 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 6 | 39 | $153k | $3,917 | 967 | vs |
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