Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences
Messiah University Women's Track & Field
Mechanicsburg, PA · the Falcons · Messiah University overview
133
Roster
2024–25 season
$89k
Team budget
53rd percentile in Division III
$666
Per roster spot
median $2,075
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Messiah University fields a women's track & field team in the Middle Atlantic Conferences (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 133 players, well above the median of 39, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $88,637, about the median of $84k — $666 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's track & field programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 338 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#159Team budgetof 338 · Division III#335Spend per playerof 338 · Division III#13Roster sizeof 338 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster133 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$88,637 for the year
- Operating expenses$28,504 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$666 division median $2,075
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$14,794 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Fogelsanger head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school track & field players513,808 2024-25
- Division III roster spots16,927 338 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 30 3.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →2,586undergraduates · 3,344 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Interdenominational
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 2,375 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1340
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →133on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $88,637 $666 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $14,794
Cost
Full picture →$29,882net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $40,640
Campus safety
Full picture →2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Messiah 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 program133 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,882 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,586Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 12 | 34 | $26k | — | 43% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 13 | 14 | $18k | — | 96% | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 20 | 35 | $48k | — | 94% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 84 | $94k | — | 77% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 26 | 77 | $159k | — | 48% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 28 | 41 | $31k | — | 75% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 129 | $486k | — | 86% | |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 35 | 167 | $421k | — | 89% | |
| Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference | 36 | 24 | $72k | — | 32% | |
| Lancaster Bible College Division III · United East Conference | 37 | 22 | $29k | — | 95% | |
| Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference | 38 | 138 | $1.5M | 989 | 72% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 40 | 22 | $46k | — | 84% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Middle Atlantic Conferences
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham | 60 | $674k | $11,238 | 988 | vs | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 70 | $234k | $3,347 | — | vs | |
| Arcadia University | 82 | $166k | $2,019 | — | vs | |
| Eastern University | 76 | $135k | $1,777 | — | vs | |
| Misericordia University | 57 | $120k | $2,098 | — | vs | |
| Alvernia University | 56 | $112k | $1,996 | — | vs | |
| DeSales University | 26 | $102k | $3,940 | — | vs | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) | 64 | $90k | $1,403 | — | vs | |
| Messiah University | 133 | $89k | $666 | — | vs | |
| Widener University | 35 | $80k | $2,276 | — | vs | |
| Marywood University | 41 | $56k | $1,354 | — | vs | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | 35 | $48k | $1,375 | — | vs | |
| Stevenson University | 26 | $38k | $1,459 | — | vs | |
| Hood College | 17 | $32k | $1,861 | — | vs | |
| Lebanon Valley College | 41 | $31k | $755 | — | vs | |
| Neumann University | 10 | $29k | $2,921 | — | vs | |
| Delaware Valley University | 12 | $22k | $1,869 | — | vs | |
| Albright College | 9 | $10k | $1,074 | — | vs |
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