Pennsylvania State University Women's Track & Field
Pennsylvania State University fields a women's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 151 players, well above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $2,100,519, well above the median of $939k — $13,910 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 106 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 $10,299,943 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,342 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
- Roster151 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 106 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$2,100,519 for the year
- Operating expenses$592,279 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,910 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$10,299,943 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,342 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$857,977 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Gondak head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,100,519 $13,911 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $10,299,943
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $857,977
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,234 in-state · $40,188 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 24 burglaries · 145 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Pennsylvania State University
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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 22 | 21 | $67k | — | 72% | |
| Saint Francis University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 45 | 38 | $566k | 979 | 77% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 52 | 54 | $183k | — | 79% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League | 52 | 209 | $1.8M | 996 | 32% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 34 | $26k | — | 43% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 54 | 129 | $486k | — | 86% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 63 | 55 | $243k | — | 96% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 64 | 133 | $89k | — | 78% | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 69 | 139 | $256k | — | 91% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 72 | 14 | $18k | — | 96% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 74 | 77 | $159k | — | 48% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 75 | 242 | $800k | — | 95% |
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