University of Massachusetts Lowell Women's Track & Field
University of Massachusetts Lowell fields a women's track & field team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 131 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $823,599, below the median of $939k — $6,287 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 86 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 998, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,536,360 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,813 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
- Roster131 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 86 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$823,599 for the year
- Operating expenses$195,393 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,287 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,536,360 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,813 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$102,831 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Gardner 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $823,599 $6,287 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,536,360
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $102,831
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $16,570 in-state · $35,396 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Massachusetts Lowell
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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack College Division I · Metro Conference | 10 | 46 | $190k | — | 74% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 19 | 59 | $95k | — | 48% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 20 | 158 | $302k | — | 10% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 20 | 61 | $196k | — | 35% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 21 | 50 | $81k | — | 89% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 22 | 19 | $27k | — | 94% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 22 | 43 | $78k | — | 82% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 22 | 120 | $1.4M | 996 | 3% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | 102 | $2.8M | 992 | 16% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 24 | 54 | $129k | — | 5% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 24 | 135 | $2M | 985 | 11% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 13 | $23k | — | 90% |
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