Division I · Mid-American Conference
Eastern Michigan University Women's Track & Field
Ypsilanti, MI · the Eagles · Eastern Michigan University overview
138
Roster
93 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.3M
Team budget
65th percentile in Division I
$9,303
Per roster spot
median $10,430
10
Coaches
2 head · 8 assistant
984
APR
98% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Eastern Michigan University fields a women's track & field team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 138 players, above the median of 95, with 2 head coaches and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $1,283,841, above the median of $939k — $9,303 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 93 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 984, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,432,341 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,642 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).
#122Team budgetof 348 · Division I#204Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#40Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#188APRof 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
- Roster138 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 93 over last season
- Coaching staff2 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$1,283,841 for the year
- Operating expenses$225,101 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,303 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,432,341 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,642 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$223,824 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling Roberts 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 →11,129undergraduates · 13,324 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 20,351 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1170
ACT middle 50%18 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →138on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45138
93 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate984
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,283,841 $9,303 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,432,341
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $223,824
Cost
Full picture →$17,388net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $16,260
Campus safety
Full picture →2.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 62 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Eastern Michigan 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 program138 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,388 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,129Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 6 | 159 | $3.4M | 989 | 18% | |
| University of Detroit Mercy Division I · Horizon League | 27 | 86 | $633k | 987 | 80% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | 98 | $694k | — | 82% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 33 | 72 | $127k | — | 68% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 36 | 90 | $753k | 978 | 70% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 41 | 94 | $1.3M | 985 | 95% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 55 | 199 | $2.5M | 996 | 84% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 57 | 107 | $191k | — | 83% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 61 | 92 | $865k | 979 | 81% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 68 | 28 | $37k | — | 97% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 82 | 138 | $527k | — | 80% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 112 over cap | 157 | $1.6M | $10,270 | 994 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 93 over cap | 138 | $1.3M | $9,303 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 49 over cap | 94 | $1.3M | $13,631 | 985 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 101 over cap | 146 | $1.2M | $7,919 | 988 | vs | |
| Ball State University 53 over cap | 98 | $1.1M | $11,542 | 987 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 33 over cap | 78 | $1.1M | $13,636 | 969 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 95 over cap | 140 | $1M | $7,304 | 981 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 47 over cap | 92 | $865k | $9,406 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Akron 59 over cap | 104 | $755k | $7,258 | 982 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked