Division I · Southern Conference
The Citadel Women's Track & Field
Charleston, SC · the Bulldogs · The Citadel overview
66
Roster
21 over the D-I cap of 45
$494k
Team budget
20th percentile in Division I
$7,487
Per roster spot
median $10,430
3
Coaches
3 head · 0 assistant
986
APR
99% of players retained
98%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
The Citadel fields a women's track & field team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 66 players, below the median of 95, with 3 head coaches and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $494,193, well below the median of $939k — $7,487 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 21 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 986, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,453,381 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,638 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).
#279Team budgetof 348 · Division I#243Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#276Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#167APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster66 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 21 over last season
- Coaching staff3 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$494,193 for the year
- Operating expenses$60,443 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,487 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,453,381 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,638 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$35,817 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kris Kut head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →2,661undergraduates · 3,727 students in all
Women 24% Men 76%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →98%admitted · of 2,883 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1250
ACT middle 50%22 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →66on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4566
21 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $494,193 $7,488 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 3 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,453,381
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $35,817
Cost
Full picture →$21,041net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,570 in-state · $37,370 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research The Citadel
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 program66 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions98% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,041 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,661Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.67 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 1 | 34 | $161k | 987 | 72% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 14 | 76 | $798k | 946 | 76% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 68 | 20 | $63k | — | 69% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 71 | 93 | $393k | 950 | 82% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 71 | 21 | $43k | — | 73% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 84 | 37 | $186k | — | — | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 88 | 117 | $1.1M | 977 | 80% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 98 | 32 | $117k | — | 82% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 103 | 160 | $4.3M | 982 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 104 | 32 | $93k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 104 | 28 | $154k | — | 67% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 109 | 94 | $901k | 977 | 90% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford University 48 over cap | 93 | $1.4M | $14,579 | 974 | vs | |
| Furman University 20 over cap | 65 | $1.3M | $19,291 | 995 | vs | |
| Wofford College 37 over cap | 82 | $1.1M | $13,212 | 996 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 23 over cap | 68 | $654k | $9,610 | 974 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute 45 over cap | 90 | $519k | $5,771 | 970 | vs | |
| The Citadel 21 over cap | 66 | $494k | $7,487 | 986 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 18 | 27 | $468k | $17,321 | 981 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 55 over cap | 100 | $405k | $4,051 | 967 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 31 over cap | 76 | $369k | $4,849 | 993 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 3 over cap | 48 | $166k | $3,461 | 983 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University 4 over cap | 49 | $127k | $2,591 | 979 | vs |
Every Southern Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked