Division I · Metro Conference
Sacred Heart University Women's Track & Field
Fairfield, CT · the Pioneers · Sacred Heart University overview
269
Roster
224 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.2M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$4,578
Per roster spot
median $10,430
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
987
APR
98% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Sacred Heart University fields a women's track & field team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 269 players, well above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $1,231,719, above the median of $939k — $4,578 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 224 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 987, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,887,879 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,994 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).
#131Team budgetof 348 · Division I#313Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#1Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#158APRof 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
- Roster269 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 224 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$1,231,719 for the year
- Operating expenses$284,877 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,578 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,887,879 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,994 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$141,572 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Morrison 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 →6,960undergraduates · 11,179 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,284 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →269on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45269
224 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate987
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,231,719 $4,579 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,887,879
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $141,572
Cost
Full picture →$46,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,460
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program269 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$46,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 5 | 35 | $179k | — | 64% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 15 | 117 | $465k | — | 81% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 16 | 11 | $73k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 17 | 101 | $415k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 130 | $1M | 994 | 5% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 22 | 84 | $583k | 989 | 49% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 23 | 112 | $1.6M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Independent | 28 | 8 | $22k | — | 85% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 33 | 18 | $280k | — | 90% | |
| Farmingdale State College Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 34 | 23 | $18k | — | 69% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 35 | 58 | $842k | 987 | 91% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 38 | 99 | $292k | — | 17% |
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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