Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Women's Track & Field
Chapel Hill, NC · the Tar Heels · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill overview
118
Roster
73 over the D-I cap of 45
$2.4M
Team budget
85th percentile in Division I
$20,045
Per roster spot
median $10,430
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
983
APR
98% of players retained
19%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill fields a women's track & field team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 118 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,365,390, well above the median of $939k — $20,045 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 73 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 983, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,028,006 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,626 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).
#52Team budgetof 348 · Division I#63Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#95Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#199APRof 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
- Roster118 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 73 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,365,390 for the year
- Operating expenses$608,536 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$20,045 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,028,006 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,626 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$964,180 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Miltenberg 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 →20,681undergraduates · 32,234 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →19%admitted · of 57,902 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1530
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →118on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45118
73 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate983
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,365,390 $20,046 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,028,006
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $964,180
Cost
Full picture →$11,140net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,989 in-state · $39,330 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 26 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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 program118 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions19% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,140 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 20,681Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 125 | $3.5M | 1000 | 7% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 10 | 24 | $194k | 964 | 90% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | 114 | $2.6M | 1000 | 40% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 25 | 24 | $144k | — | 30% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | 152 | $1.6M | 993 | 67% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 39 | 57 | $515k | 995 | 94% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 42 | 82 | $939k | 977 | 46% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 44 | 48 | $166k | 983 | 90% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 16 | $62k | — | 84% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 50 | 23 | $50k | — | 48% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 53 | 113 | $1.8M | 1000 | 77% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University 51 over cap | 96 | $3.8M | $39,507 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 67 over cap | 112 | $3.7M | $32,618 | 992 | vs | |
| Duke University 80 over cap | 125 | $3.5M | $27,788 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 14 over cap | 59 | $3.4M | $57,674 | 993 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 43 over cap | 88 | $3M | $33,947 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 85 over cap | 130 | $3M | $22,774 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 62 over cap | 107 | $2.8M | $26,590 | 992 | vs | |
| Boston College 57 over cap | 102 | $2.8M | $27,316 | 992 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 69 over cap | 114 | $2.6M | $22,505 | 1000 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 61 over cap | 106 | $2.4M | $22,730 | 988 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 53 over cap | 98 | $2.4M | $24,456 | 983 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 73 over cap | 118 | $2.4M | $20,045 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 73 over cap | 118 | $2.1M | $17,985 | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 71 over cap | 116 | $2.1M | $18,151 | 996 | vs | |
| Florida State University 57 over cap | 102 | $2M | $19,335 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 80 over cap | 125 | $1.9M | $15,133 | 995 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 4 | 41 | $1.8M | $42,927 | 993 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 96 over cap | 141 | $1.7M | $11,721 | 991 | vs |
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