Division I · Horizon League
Northern Kentucky University Women's Track & Field
Highland Heights, KY · the Norse · Northern Kentucky University overview
100
Roster
55 over the D-I cap of 45
$564k
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$5,640
Per roster spot
median $10,430
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Northern Kentucky University fields a women's track & field team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 100 players, about the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $564,031, below the median of $939k — $5,640 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 55 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 1000, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,077,777 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,388 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).
#266Team budgetof 348 · Division I#292Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#152Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#1APRof 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
- Roster100 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 55 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$564,031 for the year
- Operating expenses$127,346 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,640 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 988 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,077,777 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,388 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,921 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Longano 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 →9,927undergraduates · 14,961 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 6,417 applicants
SAT middle 50%916 – 1133
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →100on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45100
55 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $564,031 $5,640 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,077,777
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,921
Cost
Full picture →$8,151net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,896 in-state · $21,480 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northern Kentucky 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 program100 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,151 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 9,927Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 6 | 19 | $62k | — | 97% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 8 | 89 | $2.1M | 992 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 8 | 75 | $470k | 986 | 88% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | 23 | $101k | — | 57% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 45 | 22 | $44k | — | 85% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 51 | 83 | $907k | 997 | 62% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 56 | 97 | $271k | 990 | 95% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 57 | 59 | $235k | — | 46% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 26 | $42k | — | 84% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 12 | $36k | — | 74% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 61 | 41 | $147k | — | 63% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State University 80 over cap | 125 | $925k | $7,402 | 965 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 16 over cap | 61 | $838k | $13,729 | 1000 | vs | |
| Oakland University 45 over cap | 90 | $753k | $8,364 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 64 over cap | 109 | $723k | $6,637 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 41 over cap | 86 | $633k | $7,355 | 987 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 55 over cap | 100 | $564k | $5,640 | 1000 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University room for 9 | 36 | $402k | $11,177 | 973 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis 24 over cap | 69 | $395k | $5,719 | 993 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University 15 over cap | 60 | $313k | $5,208 | 967 | vs | |
| Wright State University 52 over cap | 97 | $271k | $2,794 | 990 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 6 | 39 | $153k | $3,917 | 967 | vs |
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