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University of Iowa Women's Track & Field

Iowa City, IA · the Hawkeyes · University of Iowa overview

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129

Roster

84 over the D-I cap of 45

$3.2M

Team budget

93rd percentile in Division I

$25,180

Per roster spot

median $10,430

Coaches

1 head · 5 assistant

989

APR

98% of players retained

85%

Admitted

lower half for selectivity

University of Iowa fields a women's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 129 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $3,248,273, well above the median of $939k — $25,180 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 84 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 989, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,371,272 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,825 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).

#27Team budgetof 348 · Division I #37Spend per playerof 348 · Division I #62Roster sizeof 348 · Division I #132APRof 348 · Division I

Team budget$3.2M

Spend per player$25,180

Roster size129

Coaching staff6

APR989

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

Roster129 2024–25 season
Division I roster cap45 84 over last season
Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
Team expenses$3,248,273 for the year
Operating expenses$748,743 game-day and travel
Spend per roster spot$25,180 division median $10,430
Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 994 latest
Players retained98% year to year
Eligible99% of player-terms
Athletic aid, women's teams$9,371,272 school-wide
Aid per roster spot$20,825 across women's teams
Recruiting spend, women's$755,558 school-wide

Coaching staff

Name	Title	Email
Joey Woody 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

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About the school

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Campus

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22,130undergraduates · 30,042 students in all

Women 56% Men 44%

Setting: City
Type: Public · Research university
Affiliation: None

Getting in

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85%admitted · of 25,682 applicants

SAT middle 50%1130 – 1320

ACT middle 50%22 – 28

Test scores: Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs: 73%

Women's Track & Field

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129on the roster · 2024–25 season

Roster vs the D-I cap of 45129

84 over — players already on the roster may stay

Academic Progress Rate989

98% of players kept year to year

Team expenses: $3,248,273 $25,180 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches: 1 head · 5 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams: $9,371,272
Recruiting spend, women's: $755,558

Cost

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$20,121net price · after grants, aided first-years

Sticker, in-state$28,596

Sticker, out-of-state$50,559

Average net price$20,121

Net price by family income

$0–30k$13,811

$30–48k$16,220

$48–75k$20,136

$75–110k$22,711

$110k and up$24,580

Tuition & fees: $10,964 in-state · $32,927 out

Campus safety

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3.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024

Violent3.51

Property1.02

In residence halls: 16 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires: 36 over 2022–2024

Majors

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24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's

Business1,199 · 24%

Kinesiology, parks & recreation501 · 10%

Health professions & nursing451 · 9%

Multidisciplinary studies436 · 9%

Engineering392 · 8%

Research University of Iowa

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Women's Track & Field program129 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisons RankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its division Admissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduation Cost & aid$20,121 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aid MajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awarded CampusCity · 22,130Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, services Campus safety3.51 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the division AthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

School	Miles	Roster	Budget	APR	Admitted
Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference	19	26	$50k	—	81%
Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference	23	24	$42k	—	71%
Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin	52	117	$340k	—	68%
Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference	61	42	$97k	—	13%
Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference	70	20	$48k	—	87%
University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference	72	36	$46k	—	87%
Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference	73	42	$91k	—	92%
Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference	74	43	$62k	—	79%
University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference	76	145	$758k	989	94%
Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference	78	16	$85k	—	71%
Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference	82	35	$172k	—	93%
Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference	88	68	$69k	—	99%

Other women's track & field programs in the Big Ten Conference

School	Roster	Budget	Per player	APR	Compare
University of Oregon 78 over cap	123	$3.9M	$31,547	964	vs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 77 over cap	122	$3.7M	$30,260	985	vs
University of Southern California 43 over cap	88	$3.7M	$41,503	1000	vs
University of Washington 40 over cap	85	$3.5M	$41,581	992	vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 44 over cap	89	$3.5M	$38,919	980	vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 79 over cap	124	$3.4M	$27,621	983	vs
University of Michigan 114 over cap	159	$3.4M	$21,283	989	vs
University of Iowa 84 over cap	129	$3.2M	$25,180	989	vs
The Ohio State University 87 over cap	132	$2.8M	$21,409	988	vs
University of California, Los Angeles 57 over cap	102	$2.7M	$26,786	973	vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 84 over cap	129	$2.6M	$20,349	997	vs
Purdue University 75 over cap	120	$2.6M	$21,679	964	vs
Michigan State University 154 over cap	199	$2.5M	$12,316	996	vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 80 over cap	125	$2.4M	$19,546	994	vs
Indiana University, Bloomington 71 over cap	116	$2.4M	$20,428	993	vs
University of Maryland, College Park 55 over cap	100	$2.2M	$21,602	989	vs
Pennsylvania State University 106 over cap	151	$2.1M	$13,910	1000	vs
Northwestern University	—	—	—	—	vs

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