Fordham University Women's Track & Field
Fordham University fields a women's track & field team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 77 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,406,958, above the median of $939k — $18,272 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 32 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 985, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,738,644 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $34,002 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
- Roster77 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 32 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,406,958 for the year
- Operating expenses$171,499 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,272 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,738,644 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$34,002 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$245,807 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon 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
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,406,958 $18,272 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,738,644
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $245,807
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $61,567
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Fordham 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 1 | 26 | $27k | — | 55% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 2 | 73 | $660k | 996 | 78% | |
| The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 4 | 26 | $10k | — | 58% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 5 | 165 | $588k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 7 | 58 | $842k | 987 | 91% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Independent | 7 | 20 | $43k | — | 32% | |
| Hunter College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 8 | 63 | $31k | — | 54% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Division I · Northeast Conference | 8 | 60 | $674k | 988 | 96% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 8 | 60 | $674k | 988 | 96% | |
| Queens College (New York) Division II · East Coast Conference | 9 | 45 | $64k | — | 69% | |
| St. John's University (New York) Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 92 | $2M | 1000 | 80% | |
| New York University Division III · University Athletic Association | 11 | 102 | $421k | — | 9% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth University 54 over cap | 99 | $1.5M | $14,863 | 991 | vs | |
| George Mason University 74 over cap | 119 | $1.5M | $12,246 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Richmond 70 over cap | 115 | $1.4M | $12,589 | 1000 | vs | |
| Fordham University 32 over cap | 77 | $1.4M | $18,272 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island 85 over cap | 130 | $1.4M | $10,464 | 986 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago 17 over cap | 62 | $1.2M | $19,348 | 997 | vs | |
| Duquesne University 71 over cap | 116 | $909k | $7,832 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Dayton 38 over cap | 83 | $907k | $10,928 | 997 | vs | |
| La Salle University 46 over cap | 91 | $810k | $8,905 | 970 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University 85 over cap | 130 | $733k | $5,639 | 982 | vs | |
| Davidson College 54 over cap | 99 | $676k | $6,827 | 991 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University 67 over cap | 112 | $652k | $5,821 | 993 | vs | |
| George Washington University 25 over cap | 70 | $575k | $8,221 | 1000 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University 63 over cap | 108 | $251k | $2,326 | 1000 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked