Division I · Metro Conference
Rider University Women's Track & Field
Lawrenceville, NJ · the Broncs · Rider University overview
144
Roster
99 over the D-I cap of 45
$847k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$5,881
Per roster spot
median $10,430
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
976
APR
96% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Rider University fields a women's track & field team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 144 players, well above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $846,866, about the median of $939k — $5,881 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 99 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 976, about the median of 987, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,115,289 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,114 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).
#198Team budgetof 348 · Division I#282Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#30Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#250APRof 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
- Roster144 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 99 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$846,866 for the year
- Operating expenses$119,237 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,881 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,115,289 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,114 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$74,412 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Hamer 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 →3,244undergraduates · 4,083 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 9,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1310
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →144on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45144
99 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate976
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $846,866 $5,881 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,115,289
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $74,412
Cost
Full picture →$26,618net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,900
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rider 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 program144 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,618 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,244Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 2 | 155 | $201k | — | 62% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 6 | 130 | $1.2M | 998 | 4% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · East Coast Conference | 20 | 34 | $181k | — | 74% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 22 | 125 | $2.4M | 994 | 65% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 22 | 12 | $22k | — | 92% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 23 | 12 | $25k | — | 92% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 26 | 82 | $166k | — | 79% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 28 | 91 | $810k | 970 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 29 | 23 | $60k | — | 79% | |
| Georgian Court University Division II · East Coast Conference | 30 | 52 | $288k | — | 71% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 30 | 67 | $1.4M | 984 | 83% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 31 | 19 | $34k | — | 78% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 67 over cap | 112 | $1.6M | $13,854 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 93 over cap | 138 | $1.5M | $11,180 | 989 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 224 over cap | 269 | $1.2M | $4,578 | 987 | vs | |
| Rider University 99 over cap | 144 | $847k | $5,881 | 976 | vs | |
| Iona University 13 over cap | 58 | $842k | $14,510 | 987 | vs | |
| Marist University 97 over cap | 142 | $777k | $5,474 | 1000 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 28 over cap | 73 | $660k | $9,035 | 996 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 20 | 25 | $342k | $13,683 | 994 | vs | |
| Canisius University 9 over cap | 54 | $216k | $3,992 | 996 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 1 over cap | 46 | $190k | $4,132 | — | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 8 over cap | 53 | $155k | $2,928 | 981 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 23 | 22 | $27k | $1,220 | 1000 | vs |
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