Division I · The Ivy League
Dartmouth College Women's Track & Field
Hanover, NH · the Big Green · Dartmouth College overview
124
Roster
79 over the D-I cap of 45
$596k
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$4,806
Per roster spot
median $10,430
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
997
APR
100% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Dartmouth College fields a women's track & field team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 124 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $596,016, below the median of $939k — $4,806 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 79 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 997, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 348 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#251Team budgetof 348 · Division I#307Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#72Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#47APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster124 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 79 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$596,016 for the year
- Operating expenses$177,970 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,806 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$435,853 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Nelson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ben True | Assistant Coach - Cross Country and Track and Field | On file · sign in |
| Tom Sage | Associate Track Coach - Sprints, Hurdles, Multis | On file · sign in |
| Adam Lufkin | Carl J. Wallin Assistant Throws Coach of Track and Field | On file · sign in |
| Kristin Cupido | Assistant Coach - Cross Country & Distance Coach | On file · sign in |
| Amanda Kulas | Assistant Track & Field Coach - Jumps | 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 →4,447undergraduates · 6,746 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 28,841 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →124on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45124
79 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate997
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $596,016 $4,807 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $435,853
Cost
Full picture →$17,322net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,511
Campus safety
Full picture →6.39violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 25 burglaries · 76 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 19 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Dartmouth College
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 program124 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions6% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,322 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 4,447Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety6.39 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont State University Castleton Division III · Little East Conference | 23 | 34 | $60k | — | 83% | |
| Vermont State University-Johnson Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 23 | 34 | $60k | — | 83% | |
| Colby-Sawyer College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 26 | 59 | $70k | — | 90% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference | 30 | 71 | $118k | — | 91% | |
| New England College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 43 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Keene State College Division III · Little East Conference | 54 | 79 | $108k | — | 89% | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 62 | 63 | $318k | — | 96% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 63 | 136 | $294k | — | 78% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 65 | 65 | $409k | — | 90% | |
| Saint Michael's College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 70 | — | — | — | 92% | |
| University of Vermont Division I · America East Conference | 70 | 201 | $458k | 997 | 60% | |
| University of New Hampshire Division I · America East Conference | 79 | 107 | $784k | 998 | 87% |
Other women's track & field programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University 75 over cap | 120 | $1.4M | $11,811 | 996 | vs | |
| Princeton University 85 over cap | 130 | $1.2M | $9,104 | 998 | vs | |
| Cornell University 126 over cap | 171 | $1M | $5,878 | 996 | vs | |
| Yale University 85 over cap | 130 | $1M | $7,704 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 99 over cap | 144 | $975k | $6,772 | 1000 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College 79 over cap | 124 | $596k | $4,806 | 997 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 120 over cap | 165 | $588k | $3,563 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 13 | 32 | $266k | $8,305 | 994 | vs |
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