Division I · Southern Conference
Mercer University Women's Track & Field
Macon, GA · the Bears · Mercer University overview
27
Roster
room for 18 under the cap of 45
$468k
Team budget
18th percentile in Division I
$17,321
Per roster spot
median $10,430
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
981
APR
99% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mercer University fields a women's track & field team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $467,692, well below the median of $939k — $17,321 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. That leaves room for 18 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,743,593 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,326 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).
#286Team budgetof 348 · Division I#86Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#336Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#219APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 18
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$467,692 for the year
- Operating expenses$122,159 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,321 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 971 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,743,593 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,326 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$261,943 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Lofton head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cameron Ruppe | Assistant Coach (Distance) | On file · sign in |
| Maddie St. Louis | Assistant Coach (Sprints) | On file · sign in |
| Clarence Powell | Assistant Coach (Jumps) | On file · sign in |
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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 →4,807undergraduates · 9,124 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 11,058 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1350
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4527
room for 18
Academic Progress Rate981
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $467,692 $17,322 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,743,593
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $261,943
Cost
Full picture →$24,197net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,380
Campus safety
Full picture →2.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Mercer 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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,197 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,807Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 25 | 22 | $102k | — | 63% | |
| Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 66 | 29 | $52k | — | 71% | |
| Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 75 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 77 | 74 | $1.2M | 966 | 62% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 77 | 127 | $366k | — | 11% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 77 | 44 | $259k | — | 65% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 78 | 141 | $1.7M | 991 | 16% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 78 | 41 | $84k | — | 99% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | 93 | $3.3M | 979 | 37% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 82 | 31 | $178k | — | 60% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford University 48 over cap | 93 | $1.4M | $14,579 | 974 | vs | |
| Furman University 20 over cap | 65 | $1.3M | $19,291 | 995 | vs | |
| Wofford College 37 over cap | 82 | $1.1M | $13,212 | 996 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 23 over cap | 68 | $654k | $9,610 | 974 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute 45 over cap | 90 | $519k | $5,771 | 970 | vs | |
| The Citadel 21 over cap | 66 | $494k | $7,487 | 986 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 18 | 27 | $468k | $17,321 | 981 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 55 over cap | 100 | $405k | $4,051 | 967 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 31 over cap | 76 | $369k | $4,849 | 993 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 3 over cap | 48 | $166k | $3,461 | 983 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University 4 over cap | 49 | $127k | $2,591 | 979 | vs |
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