Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
North Carolina Central University Women's Track & Field
Durham, NC · the Eagles · North Carolina Central University overview
24
Roster
room for 21 under the cap of 45
$194k
Team budget
6th percentile in Division I
$8,073
Per roster spot
median $10,430
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
964
APR
98% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
North Carolina Central University fields a women's track & field team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $193,752, well below the median of $939k — $8,073 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's track & field programs. That leaves room for 21 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 964, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,943,118 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,238 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).
#329Team budgetof 348 · Division I#232Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#338Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#299APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 21
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$193,752 for the year
- Operating expenses$26,831 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,073 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate964 multi-year; 973 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,943,118 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,238 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$33,130 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrienne Swepson head coach | Interim 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,973undergraduates · 7,965 students in all
Women 71% Men 29%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 14,192 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1100
ACT middle 50%17 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4524
room for 21
Academic Progress Rate964
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $193,752 $8,073 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,943,118
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $33,130
Cost
Full picture →$13,884net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,542 in-state · $19,578 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research North Carolina Central 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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,884 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,973Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 125 | $3.5M | 1000 | 7% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | 118 | $2.4M | 983 | 19% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 17 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 18 | 114 | $2.6M | 1000 | 40% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 20 | 24 | $144k | — | 30% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 35 | 152 | $1.6M | 993 | 67% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 40 | 57 | $515k | 995 | 94% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 49 | 82 | $939k | 977 | 46% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 51 | 23 | $50k | — | 48% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 51 | 48 | $166k | 983 | 90% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 56 | 16 | $62k | — | 84% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 58 | 17 | $107k | — | 96% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard University 48 over cap | 93 | $1.3M | $13,561 | 994 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University 34 over cap | 79 | $906k | $11,469 | 967 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 14 over cap | 59 | $896k | $15,178 | 964 | vs | |
| Coppin State University room for 8 | 37 | $567k | $15,321 | 907 | vs | |
| Delaware State University 78 over cap | 123 | $565k | $4,597 | 959 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore 11 over cap | 56 | $504k | $8,992 | 939 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University 48 over cap | 93 | $393k | $4,228 | 950 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University room for 21 | 24 | $194k | $8,073 | 964 | vs |
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