Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern Methodist University Women's Track & Field
Dallas, TX · the Mustangs · Southern Methodist University overview
59
Roster
14 over the D-I cap of 45
$3.4M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$57,674
Per roster spot
median $10,430
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
993
APR
97% of players retained
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Southern Methodist University fields a women's track & field team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 59 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $3,402,810, well above the median of $939k — $57,674 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 14 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 993, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,058,976 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $61,840 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).
#23Team budgetof 348 · Division I#1Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#293Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#92APRof 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
- Roster59 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 14 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$3,402,810 for the year
- Operating expenses$840,717 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$57,674 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,058,976 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$61,840 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$665,811 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 'A Havahla Haynes 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 →7,115undergraduates · 11,842 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →61%admitted · of 15,092 applicants
SAT middle 50%1320 – 1480
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →59on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4559
14 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,402,810 $57,675 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,058,976
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $665,811
Cost
Full picture →$45,792net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,460
Campus safety
Full picture →0.69violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Methodist 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 program59 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions61% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$45,792 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,115Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.69 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 Texas at Dallas Division II · Lone Star Conference | 10 | 26 | $64k | — | 65% | |
| Dallas Baptist University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 13 | 107 | $739k | — | 91% | |
| University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference | 21 | 65 | $954k | 980 | 81% | |
| University of North Texas Division I · American Conference | 33 | 117 | $1.2M | 967 | 72% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 35 | 112 | $2.8M | 986 | 43% | |
| East Texas A&M University Division I · Southland Conference | 58 | 77 | $1.1M | — | 93% | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference | 84 | 120 | $453k | — | 80% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 92 | 131 | $4.3M | 995 | 51% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 94 | 108 | $1.1M | — | 94% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 96 | 34 | $218k | — | 92% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 122 | 12 | $52k | — | 41% | |
| Midwestern State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 123 | 79 | $371k | — | 87% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University 51 over cap | 96 | $3.8M | $39,507 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 67 over cap | 112 | $3.7M | $32,618 | 992 | vs | |
| Duke University 80 over cap | 125 | $3.5M | $27,788 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 14 over cap | 59 | $3.4M | $57,674 | 993 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 43 over cap | 88 | $3M | $33,947 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 85 over cap | 130 | $3M | $22,774 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 62 over cap | 107 | $2.8M | $26,590 | 992 | vs | |
| Boston College 57 over cap | 102 | $2.8M | $27,316 | 992 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 69 over cap | 114 | $2.6M | $22,505 | 1000 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 61 over cap | 106 | $2.4M | $22,730 | 988 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 53 over cap | 98 | $2.4M | $24,456 | 983 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 73 over cap | 118 | $2.4M | $20,045 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 73 over cap | 118 | $2.1M | $17,985 | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 71 over cap | 116 | $2.1M | $18,151 | 996 | vs | |
| Florida State University 57 over cap | 102 | $2M | $19,335 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 80 over cap | 125 | $1.9M | $15,133 | 995 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 4 | 41 | $1.8M | $42,927 | 993 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 96 over cap | 141 | $1.7M | $11,721 | 991 | vs |
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