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Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference

La Salle University Women's Track & Field

Philadelphia, PA · the Explorers · La Salle University overview
91
Roster
46 over the D-I cap of 45
$810k
Team budget
40th percentile in Division I
$8,905
Per roster spot
median $10,430
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
970
APR
97% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

La Salle University fields a women's track & field team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 91 players, about the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $810,367, below the median of $939k — $8,905 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 46 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 970, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,846,080 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,245 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 budget$810k
Spend per player$8,905
Roster size91
Coaching staff4
APR970

Team budgets across the division

$27k$5.1M
this programevery Division I women's track & field program

Roster sizes (cap 45)

15269
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster91 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 46 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$810,367 for the year
  • Operating expenses$92,017 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,905 division median $10,430
  • Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 933 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible97% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$4,846,080 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$17,245 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$84,915 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tom Peterson head coachHead Coachnot 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.
2,426undergraduates · 3,554 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
86%admitted · of 4,845 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
58%

Women's Track & Field

Full picture →
91on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4591
46 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate970
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$810,367 $8,905 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,846,080
Recruiting spend, women's
$84,915
$20,119net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$53,160
Average net price$20,119
Net price by family income
$0–30k$18,702
$30–48k$17,978
$48–75k$21,016
$75–110k$26,009
$110k and up$26,278
Tuition & fees
$35,570

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.95violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.95
Property5.29
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
30%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing168 · 30%
Business123 · 22%
Psychology48 · 9%
Communication & journalism31 · 6%
Criminal justice & protective services28 · 5%

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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

La Salle UniversityArcadia University · 4 miTemple University · 4 miChestnut Hill College · 5 miSaint Joseph's University · 5 miPenn State University, Abington · 6 miThomas Jefferson University · 6 miUniversity of Pennsylvania · 6 miRutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden · 6 miHaverford College · 8 miBryn Mawr College · 9 miHoly Family University · 9 miVillanova University · 10 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences482$166k—79%
Temple University Division I · American Conference467$1.4M98483%
Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference523$60k—79%
Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference5130$733k98286%
Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference612$25k—92%
Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference618$50k—86%
University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League6144$975k10006%
Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference619$34k—78%
Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference897$175k—13%
Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference9———31%
Holy Family University Division II · East Coast Conference934$181k—74%
Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference1088$2.2M100025%

Other women's track & field programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Virginia Commonwealth University 54 over cap99$1.5M$14,863991vs
George Mason University 74 over cap119$1.5M$12,246997vs
University of Richmond 70 over cap115$1.4M$12,5891000vs
Fordham University 32 over cap77$1.4M$18,272985vs
University of Rhode Island 85 over cap130$1.4M$10,464986vs
Loyola University Chicago 17 over cap62$1.2M$19,348997vs
Duquesne University 71 over cap116$909k$7,832996vs
University of Dayton 38 over cap83$907k$10,928997vs
La Salle University 46 over cap91$810k$8,905970vs
Saint Joseph's University 85 over cap130$733k$5,639982vs
Davidson College 54 over cap99$676k$6,827991vs
Saint Louis University 67 over cap112$652k$5,821993vs
George Washington University 25 over cap70$575k$8,2211000vs
St. Bonaventure University 63 over cap108$251k$2,3261000vs

Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked