Division I · American Conference
Temple University Women's Track & Field
Philadelphia, PA · the Owls · Temple University overview
67
Roster
22 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.4M
Team budget
71st percentile in Division I
$21,440
Per roster spot
median $10,430
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Temple University fields a women's track & field team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 67 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,436,495, well above the median of $939k — $21,440 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 22 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 984, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,200,812 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,444 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).
#101Team budgetof 348 · Division I#55Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#274Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#188APRof 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
- Roster67 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 22 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,436,495 for the year
- Operating expenses$197,679 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,440 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,200,812 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,444 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$189,521 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Elvis Forde 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 →21,720undergraduates · 30,205 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 36,399 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →67on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4567
22 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,436,495 $21,440 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,200,812
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $189,521
Cost
Full picture →$29,641net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $21,991 in-state · $37,248 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 29 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Temple 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 program67 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,641 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,720Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.83 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 2 | 18 | $50k | — | 86% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 3 | 144 | $975k | 1000 | 6% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 3 | 19 | $34k | — | 78% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 91 | $810k | 970 | 86% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 130 | $733k | 982 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 8 | 82 | $166k | — | 79% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | 97 | $175k | — | 13% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | 23 | $60k | — | 79% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 10 | 12 | $25k | — | 92% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 88 | $2.2M | 1000 | 25% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · East Coast Conference | 11 | 34 | $181k | — | 74% |
Other women's track & field programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University 56 over cap | 101 | $2.5M | $24,403 | 997 | vs | |
| University of South Florida 51 over cap | 96 | $1.8M | $19,227 | 990 | vs | |
| Tulane University 77 over cap | 122 | $1.7M | $14,100 | 988 | vs | |
| Wichita State University 98 over cap | 143 | $1.5M | $10,430 | 978 | vs | |
| Temple University 22 over cap | 67 | $1.4M | $21,440 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio 42 over cap | 87 | $1.4M | $15,767 | 982 | vs | |
| University of North Texas 72 over cap | 117 | $1.2M | $10,541 | 967 | vs | |
| East Carolina University 87 over cap | 132 | $1.2M | $8,879 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 49 over cap | 94 | $1.1M | $11,997 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Memphis 29 over cap | 74 | $1.1M | $14,431 | 974 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 100 over cap | 145 | $1.1M | $7,331 | 979 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University 27 over cap | 72 | $842k | $11,690 | 986 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa room for 13 | 32 | $565k | $17,644 | 995 | vs |
Every American Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked