Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ferris State University Women's Track & Field
Big Rapids, MI · the Bulldogs · Ferris State University overview
103
Roster
2024–25 season
$245k
Team budget
41st percentile in Division II
$2,380
Per roster spot
median $4,954
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
81%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Ferris State University fields a women's track & field team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 103 players, well above the median of 55, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $245,152, below the median of $287k — $2,380 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II women's track & field programs. The school gave $1,153,538 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,467 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 255 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#150Team budgetof 255 · Division II#231Spend per playerof 255 · Division II#44Roster sizeof 255 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster103 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$245,152 for the year
- Operating expenses$62,811 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,380 division median $4,954
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,153,538 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,467 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$15,145 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Kelsh head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Larry Levine | Assistant Coach (Throws) | On file · sign in |
| Melissa Kessler | Assistant Coach (Distance) | 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 II roster spots16,520 255 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 31 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →8,940undergraduates · 9,918 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 9,548 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1120
ACT middle 50%18 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →103on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $245,152 $2,380 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,153,538
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $15,145
Cost
Full picture →$13,154net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,246
Campus safety
Full picture →1.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Ferris 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 program103 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$13,154 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 8,940Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 36 | 140 | $1M | 981 | 91% | |
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 85 | $69k | — | 66% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 53 | 70 | $101k | — | 71% | |
| Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 54 | 180 | $1.2M | — | 95% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 88 | $596k | — | 97% | |
| Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 60 | 40 | $336k | — | 84% | |
| Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 70 | 193 | $207k | — | 76% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 77 | 104 | $454k | — | 73% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 83 | 199 | $2.5M | 996 | 84% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 91 | 28 | $37k | — | 97% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 97 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 97 | 78 | $1.1M | 969 | 85% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University | 180 | $1.2M | $6,422 | — | vs | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | 98 | $694k | $7,085 | — | vs | |
| Davenport University | 88 | $596k | $6,769 | — | vs | |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 104 | $454k | $4,366 | — | vs | |
| Northern Michigan University | 50 | $443k | $8,865 | — | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 69 | $322k | $4,671 | — | vs | |
| Lake Superior State University | 66 | $270k | $4,087 | — | vs | |
| Roosevelt University | 36 | $252k | $6,990 | — | vs | |
| Ferris State University | 103 | $245k | $2,380 | — | vs | |
| Michigan Technological University | 20 | $144k | $7,216 | — | vs | |
| Purdue University Northwest | 31 | $113k | $3,649 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked