Division I · Big Ten Conference
Northwestern University Women's Track & Field
Evanston, IL · the Wildcats · Northwestern University overview
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Northwestern University fields a women's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). The school gave $13,049,548 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $57,997 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Division I roster cap45 from 2025-26
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,049,548 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$57,997 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$611,188 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jill Miller 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 →9,157undergraduates · 23,203 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 51,769 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,049,548
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $611,188
No team figures on file for this program yet.
Cost
Full picture →$23,341net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,997
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northwestern 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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,341 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,157Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 62 | $1.2M | 997 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 5 | 45 | $180k | — | 73% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 12 | 75 | $1.4M | 999 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 36 | $252k | — | 94% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 12 | 24 | $61k | — | 93% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 12 | 76 | $337k | 994 | 79% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 23 | $39k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 15 | 18 | $26k | — | 55% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 16 | 22 | $34k | — | 59% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 17 | 124 | $262k | — | 76% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 19 | 166 | $268k | — | 5% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 23 | 60 | $594k | 925 | 41% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked