Division I · BIG EAST Conference
DePaul University Women's Track & Field
Chicago, IL · the Blue Demons · DePaul University overview
75
Roster
30 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.4M
Team budget
72nd percentile in Division I
$19,310
Per roster spot
median $10,430
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
999
APR
100% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
DePaul University fields a women's track & field team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 75 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $1,448,311, well above the median of $939k — $19,310 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 30 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 999, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,399,529 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,663 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).
#99Team budgetof 348 · Division I#69Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#249Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#37APRof 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
- Roster75 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 30 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$1,448,311 for the year
- Operating expenses$214,983 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,310 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate999 multi-year; 996 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,399,529 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,663 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$179,305 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Dopek head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Geoff Wayton | Head Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track & Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brandon Murer | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| David Thompson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ben Hibbert | Assistant 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 →14,374undergraduates · 21,348 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 32,176 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1340
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →75on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4575
30 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate999
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,448,311 $19,311 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,399,529
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $179,305
Cost
Full picture →$32,129net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,174
Campus safety
Full picture →0.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research DePaul 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 program75 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,129 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,374Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.75 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 0 | 36 | $252k | — | 94% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 1 | 76 | $337k | 994 | 79% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 3 | 18 | $26k | — | 55% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | 166 | $268k | — | 5% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 8 | 45 | $180k | — | 73% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | 62 | $1.2M | 997 | 81% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 9 | 24 | $61k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 10 | 23 | $39k | — | 80% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 11 | 60 | $594k | 925 | 41% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 12 | — | — | — | 7% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 16 | 124 | $262k | — | 76% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 31 | $113k | — | 71% |
Other women's track & field programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova University 43 over cap | 88 | $2.2M | $24,578 | 1000 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) 47 over cap | 92 | $2M | $21,708 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut 75 over cap | 120 | $1.8M | $14,878 | 988 | vs | |
| Providence College 48 over cap | 93 | $1.6M | $17,450 | 989 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 40 over cap | 85 | $1.6M | $18,369 | 997 | vs | |
| DePaul University 30 over cap | 75 | $1.4M | $19,310 | 999 | vs | |
| Butler University 25 over cap | 70 | $580k | $8,292 | 993 | vs | |
| Xavier University 30 over cap | 75 | $470k | $6,270 | 986 | vs | |
| Marquette University 61 over cap | 106 | $380k | $3,588 | 1000 | vs | |
| Creighton University 6 over cap | 51 | $200k | $3,921 | — | vs |
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