Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Kentucky Women's Track & Field
Lexington, KY · the Wildcats · University of Kentucky overview
109
Roster
64 over the D-I cap of 45
$4M
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$36,851
Per roster spot
median $10,430
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
976
APR
97% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Kentucky fields a women's track & field team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 109 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $4,016,831, well above the median of $939k — $36,851 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 64 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 976, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,404,713 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,800 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).
#7Team budgetof 348 · Division I#10Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#125Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#250APRof 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
- Roster109 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 64 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
- Team expenses$4,016,831 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,297,314 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,851 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 952 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,404,713 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,800 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,006,502 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Greene 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 →23,930undergraduates · 32,703 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 28,233 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1290
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →109on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45109
64 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate976
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,016,831 $36,852 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 11 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,404,713
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,006,502
Cost
Full picture →$19,838net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,212 in-state · $33,406 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 34 burglaries · 98 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 21 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Kentucky
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 program109 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,838 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,930Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 21 | $30k | — | 85% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 15 | 19 | $88k | — | 64% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | 22 | $37k | — | 93% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 23 | 60 | $972k | 983 | 78% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 31 | 126 | $262k | — | 54% | |
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | 25 | $33k | — | 33% | |
| Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 59 | 66 | $223k | 971 | 82% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 66 | 74 | $561k | — | 94% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 68 | 19 | $62k | — | 97% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 68 | 100 | $564k | 1000 | 96% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 125 | $1.9M | 995 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 41 | $94k | — | 99% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University 68 over cap | 113 | $5.1M | $44,961 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 85 over cap | 130 | $5.1M | $38,897 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 117 over cap | 162 | $4.9M | $30,483 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 106 over cap | 151 | $4.4M | $29,227 | 971 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 115 over cap | 160 | $4.3M | $26,891 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 64 over cap | 109 | $4M | $36,851 | 976 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 69 over cap | 114 | $4M | $35,210 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 85 over cap | 130 | $3.7M | $28,375 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 61 over cap | 106 | $3.5M | $32,776 | 991 | vs | |
| Auburn University 62 over cap | 107 | $3.4M | $32,066 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 79 over cap | 124 | $3.4M | $27,408 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 48 over cap | 93 | $3.3M | $35,285 | 979 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 54 over cap | 99 | $3.2M | $32,169 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Florida 70 over cap | 115 | $3M | $26,454 | 963 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 50 over cap | 95 | $3M | $31,277 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 74 over cap | 119 | $2.8M | $23,904 | 996 | vs |
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