Florida Atlantic University Women's Track & Field
Florida Atlantic University fields a women's track & field team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 72 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $841,706, below the median of $939k — $11,690 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 27 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 986, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,462,273 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,923 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
- Roster72 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 27 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$841,706 for the year
- Operating expenses$196,205 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,690 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 984 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,462,273 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,923 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$225,917 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Smolka 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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $841,706 $11,690 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,462,273
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $225,917
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $4,879 in-state · $17,324 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 2 | 38 | $421k | — | 74% | |
| Nova Southeastern University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 22 | 57 | $251k | — | 73% | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 23 | 19 | $39k | — | 88% | |
| Barry University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 35 | 19 | $21k | — | 59% | |
| Florida International University Division I · Conference USA | 46 | 137 | $931k | 973 | 59% | |
| University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 46 | 112 | $3.7M | 992 | 19% |
Other women's track & field programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University 56 over cap | 101 | $2.5M | $24,403 | 997 | vs | |
| University of South Florida 51 over cap | 96 | $1.8M | $19,227 | 990 | vs | |
| Tulane University 77 over cap | 122 | $1.7M | $14,100 | 988 | vs | |
| Wichita State University 98 over cap | 143 | $1.5M | $10,430 | 978 | vs | |
| Temple University 22 over cap | 67 | $1.4M | $21,440 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio 42 over cap | 87 | $1.4M | $15,767 | 982 | vs | |
| University of North Texas 72 over cap | 117 | $1.2M | $10,541 | 967 | vs | |
| East Carolina University 87 over cap | 132 | $1.2M | $8,879 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 49 over cap | 94 | $1.1M | $11,997 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Memphis 29 over cap | 74 | $1.1M | $14,431 | 974 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 100 over cap | 145 | $1.1M | $7,331 | 979 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University 27 over cap | 72 | $842k | $11,690 | 986 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa room for 13 | 32 | $565k | $17,644 | 995 | vs |
Every American Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked