University at Albany Women's Track & Field
University at Albany fields a women's track & field team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 55 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $548,254, well below the median of $939k — $9,968 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 10 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 979, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,851,038 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,847 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster55 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$548,254 for the year
- Operating expenses$77,546 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,968 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,851,038 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,847 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$139,678 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Vives head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $548,254 $9,968 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,851,038
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $139,678
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,408 in-state · $28,998 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University at Albany
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 22 | $27k | 1000 | 71% | |
| Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8 | 7 | 14 | $17k | — | 76% | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League | 8 | 130 | $204k | — | 58% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 11 | 59 | $157k | — | 44% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 32 | 59 | $109k | — | 10% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 34 | 31 | $47k | — | 83% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 46 | 11 | $19k | — | 52% | |
| State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 63 | 45 | $78k | — | 88% | |
| State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 65 | 85 | $207k | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | 90 | $141k | — | 81% | |
| Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 66 | — | — | — | 20% | |
| Marist University Division I · Metro Conference | 67 | 142 | $777k | 1000 | 65% |
Other women's track & field programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County 25 over cap | 70 | $902k | $12,880 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell 86 over cap | 131 | $824k | $6,287 | 998 | vs | |
| Bryant University 75 over cap | 120 | $790k | $6,579 | 984 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire 62 over cap | 107 | $784k | $7,327 | 998 | vs | |
| Binghamton University 90 over cap | 135 | $703k | $5,203 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Maine 73 over cap | 118 | $692k | $5,867 | 981 | vs | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology 5 over cap | 50 | $580k | $11,607 | 979 | vs | |
| University at Albany 10 over cap | 55 | $548k | $9,968 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Vermont 156 over cap | 201 | $458k | $2,279 | 997 | vs |
Every America East Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked