Division I · Metro Conference
Merrimack College Women's Track & Field
North Andover, MA · the Warriors · Merrimack College overview
46
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 45
$190k
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$4,132
Per roster spot
median $10,430
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Merrimack College fields a women's track & field team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 46 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $190,096, well below the median of $939k — $4,132 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 school gave $7,495,356 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,256 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).
#330Team budgetof 348 · Division I#319Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#315Roster sizeof 348 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster46 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$190,096 for the year
- Operating expenses$32,626 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,132 division median $10,430
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,495,356 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,256 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$78,197 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Connolly 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 →4,199undergraduates · 5,688 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 13,693 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →46on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4546
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
- Team expenses
- $190,096 $4,133 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,495,356
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $78,197
Cost
Full picture →$38,849net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $51,786
Campus safety
Full picture →1.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Merrimack College
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 program46 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,849 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,199Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts Lowell Division I · America East Conference | 10 | 131 | $824k | 998 | 85% | |
| Gordon College Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 22 | $48k | — | 59% | |
| Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 29 | $81k | — | 72% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 18 | 158 | $302k | — | 10% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 20 | 19 | $27k | — | 94% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 59 | $95k | — | 48% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 120 | $1.4M | 996 | 3% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 21 | 54 | $129k | — | 5% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 22 | 103 | $344k | — | 85% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 22 | 135 | $2M | 985 | 11% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 22 | 61 | $196k | — | 35% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 23 | 109 | $75k | — | 81% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 67 over cap | 112 | $1.6M | $13,854 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 93 over cap | 138 | $1.5M | $11,180 | 989 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 224 over cap | 269 | $1.2M | $4,578 | 987 | vs | |
| Rider University 99 over cap | 144 | $847k | $5,881 | 976 | vs | |
| Iona University 13 over cap | 58 | $842k | $14,510 | 987 | vs | |
| Marist University 97 over cap | 142 | $777k | $5,474 | 1000 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 28 over cap | 73 | $660k | $9,035 | 996 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 20 | 25 | $342k | $13,683 | 994 | vs | |
| Canisius University 9 over cap | 54 | $216k | $3,992 | 996 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 1 over cap | 46 | $190k | $4,132 | — | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 8 over cap | 53 | $155k | $2,928 | 981 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 23 | 22 | $27k | $1,220 | 1000 | vs |
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