Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Grambling State University Women's Track & Field
Grambling, LA · the Tigers · Grambling State University overview
58
Roster
13 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.1M
Team budget
57th percentile in Division I
$18,607
Per roster spot
median $10,430
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
941
APR
96% of players retained
24%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Grambling State University fields a women's track & field team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 58 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,079,222, above the median of $939k — $18,607 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 13 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 941, about the median of 987, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,564,583 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,482 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).
#151Team budgetof 348 · Division I#74Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#296Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#325APRof 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
- Roster58 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,079,222 for the year
- Operating expenses$6,506 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,607 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate941 multi-year; 952 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible91% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,564,583 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,482 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$26,527 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Banks head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| LaMonte Vaughn Jr. | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tamario Lattin | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Hagan Landry | Assistant 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 →4,279undergraduates · 5,114 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →24%admitted · of 24,521 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1150
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →58on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4558
13 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate941
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,079,222 $18,607 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,564,583
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $26,527
Cost
Full picture →$19,092net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,683 in-state · $16,706 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Grambling 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 program58 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions24% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,092 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 4,279Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 4 | 72 | $952k | 952 | 73% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 37 | 59 | $577k | 982 | 75% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 58 | 76 | $822k | 991 | 94% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 6 | $76k | — | 54% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 61 | 56 | $350k | — | 67% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · Independent | 97 | 45 | $94k | — | 60% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 102 | 76 | $392k | 970 | 25% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 112 | 65 | $130k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 113 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 117 | 12 | $52k | — | 41% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 125 | 44 | $460k | 1000 | 58% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 129 | 110 | $714k | 960 | 88% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University 13 over cap | 58 | $1.1M | $18,607 | 941 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 28 over cap | 73 | $637k | $8,727 | 974 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 31 over cap | 76 | $569k | $7,480 | 965 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 22 over cap | 67 | $515k | $7,681 | 960 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 17 | 28 | $493k | $17,609 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 44 | $460k | $10,453 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 26 over cap | 71 | $405k | $5,706 | 982 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 31 over cap | 76 | $392k | $5,159 | 970 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 34 over cap | 79 | $310k | $3,924 | 938 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 12 | 33 | $231k | $6,988 | 991 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 16 | 29 | $163k | $5,627 | 949 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 4 | 41 | $142k | $3,465 | 964 | vs |
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