Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana Tech University Women's Track & Field
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72
Roster
27 over the D-I cap of 45
$952k
Team budget
51st percentile in Division I
$13,220
Per roster spot
median $10,430
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
952
APR
96% of players retained
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Louisiana Tech University fields a women's track & field team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 72 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $951,909, about the median of $939k — $13,220 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 952, about the median of 987, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,367,492 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,348 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).
#171Team budgetof 348 · Division I#128Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#258Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#317APRof 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
- Roster72 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 27 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$951,909 for the year
- Operating expenses$253,315 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,220 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate952 multi-year; 945 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,367,492 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,348 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$185,641 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Johnson head coach | Head 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 →10,401undergraduates · 11,427 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →73%admitted · of 9,263 applicants
SAT middle 50%1045 – 1290
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →72on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4572
27 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate952
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $951,909 $13,221 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,367,492
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $185,641
Cost
Full picture →$12,593net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,125 in-state · $16,866 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.59violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Louisiana Tech 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 program72 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions73% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,593 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,401Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.59 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 4 | 58 | $1.1M | 941 | 24% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 34 | 59 | $577k | 982 | 75% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 60 | 76 | $822k | 991 | 94% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 63 | 56 | $350k | — | 67% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | 6 | $76k | — | 54% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 99 | 76 | $392k | 970 | 25% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · Independent | 100 | 45 | $94k | — | 60% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 113 | 65 | $130k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 113 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 121 | 12 | $52k | — | 41% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 124 | 44 | $460k | 1000 | 58% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 133 | 110 | $714k | 960 | 88% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University 66 over cap | 111 | $2.2M | $19,596 | 984 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University 24 over cap | 69 | $1.4M | $19,965 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette 87 over cap | 132 | $1.3M | $10,050 | 982 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University 55 over cap | 100 | $1.3M | $12,904 | 996 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 29 over cap | 74 | $1.2M | $16,805 | 966 | vs | |
| Marshall University 38 over cap | 83 | $1.2M | $14,370 | 986 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University 72 over cap | 117 | $1.1M | $9,302 | 977 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University 27 over cap | 72 | $952k | $13,220 | 952 | vs | |
| Troy University 60 over cap | 105 | $947k | $9,020 | 985 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 49 over cap | 94 | $901k | $9,581 | 977 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi 35 over cap | 80 | $891k | $11,137 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe 14 over cap | 59 | $577k | $9,777 | 982 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama room for 4 | 41 | $404k | $9,857 | 996 | vs |
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