Delaware State University Women's Track & Field
Delaware State University fields a women's track & field team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 123 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $565,440, below the median of $939k — $4,597 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 78 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 959, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,810,410 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,486 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster123 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 78 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$565,440 for the year
- Operating expenses$95,961 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,597 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate959 multi-year; 943 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,810,410 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,486 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$23,185 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Kimes head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 39%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $565,440 $4,597 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,810,410
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $23,185
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,314 in-state · $20,250 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Delaware 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington University (Delaware) Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 34 | 22 | $184k | — | — | |
| University of Delaware Division I · Conference USA | 36 | 49 | $663k | 990 | 65% | |
| Goldey-Beacom College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 39 | 20 | $134k | — | 77% | |
| Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 42 | 120 | $258k | — | 78% | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 48 | 57 | $204k | — | 78% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 48 | 35 | $80k | — | 84% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 48 | 10 | $29k | — | 76% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 51 | 96 | $140k | — | 7% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 52 | — | — | 998 | 9% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 53 | 102 | $208k | — | 79% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 56 | 144 | $975k | 1000 | 6% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 56 | 18 | $50k | — | 86% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard University 48 over cap | 93 | $1.3M | $13,561 | 994 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University 34 over cap | 79 | $906k | $11,469 | 967 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 14 over cap | 59 | $896k | $15,178 | 964 | vs | |
| Coppin State University room for 8 | 37 | $567k | $15,321 | 907 | vs | |
| Delaware State University 78 over cap | 123 | $565k | $4,597 | 959 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore 11 over cap | 56 | $504k | $8,992 | 939 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University 48 over cap | 93 | $393k | $4,228 | 950 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University room for 21 | 24 | $194k | $8,073 | 964 | vs |
Every Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked