Division I · Horizon League
University of Detroit Mercy Women's Track & Field
Detroit, MI · the Titans · University of Detroit Mercy overview
86
Roster
41 over the D-I cap of 45
$633k
Team budget
29th percentile in Division I
$7,355
Per roster spot
median $10,430
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
987
APR
99% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Detroit Mercy fields a women's track & field team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 86 players, about the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $632,614, below the median of $939k — $7,355 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 41 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 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,734,771 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,961 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster86 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 41 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$632,614 for the year
- Operating expenses$72,213 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,355 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 975 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,734,771 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,961 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$72,883 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Murray head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Calvin Johnson | Assistant Track & Field Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Simon Jones | Assistant Track & Field 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 →3,352undergraduates · 5,528 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 5,750 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1260
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →86on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4586
41 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate987
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $632,614 $7,356 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,734,771
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $72,883
Cost
Full picture →$17,987net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,300
Campus safety
Full picture →0.24violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →34%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Detroit Mercy
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 program86 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,987 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 34%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,352Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.24 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 5 | 98 | $694k | — | 82% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 18 | 90 | $753k | 978 | 70% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 27 | 138 | $1.3M | 984 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 32 | 159 | $3.4M | 989 | 18% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 58 | 94 | $1.3M | 985 | 95% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 59 | 72 | $127k | — | 68% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 71 | 199 | $2.5M | 996 | 84% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 76 | 92 | $865k | 979 | 81% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 83 | 107 | $191k | — | 83% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 83 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | 104 | $454k | — | 73% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 90 | 138 | $527k | — | 80% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State University 80 over cap | 125 | $925k | $7,402 | 965 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 16 over cap | 61 | $838k | $13,729 | 1000 | vs | |
| Oakland University 45 over cap | 90 | $753k | $8,364 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 64 over cap | 109 | $723k | $6,637 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 41 over cap | 86 | $633k | $7,355 | 987 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 55 over cap | 100 | $564k | $5,640 | 1000 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University room for 9 | 36 | $402k | $11,177 | 973 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis 24 over cap | 69 | $395k | $5,719 | 993 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University 15 over cap | 60 | $313k | $5,208 | 967 | vs | |
| Wright State University 52 over cap | 97 | $271k | $2,794 | 990 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 6 | 39 | $153k | $3,917 | 967 | vs |
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