Division I · The Ivy League
University of Pennsylvania Women's Track & Field
Philadelphia, PA · the Quakers · University of Pennsylvania overview
144
Roster
99 over the D-I cap of 45
$975k
Team budget
52nd percentile in Division I
$6,772
Per roster spot
median $10,430
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Pennsylvania fields a women's track & field team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 144 players, well above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $975,272, about the median of $939k — $6,772 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 99 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 1000, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 348 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#166Team budgetof 348 · Division I#266Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#30Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#1APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster144 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 99 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$975,272 for the year
- Operating expenses$398,944 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,772 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$336,012 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Dolan head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Matt Gosselin | Head Women's Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track & Field Coach (Women's Middle Distance / Women's Distance) | On file · sign in |
| Moose Akanno | Associate Head Men's Track & Field Coach (Men's Sprints / Horizontal Jumps / Women's Multis) | On file · sign in |
| Chené Townsend | Rogers Family Associate Head Women's Track & Field Coach (Hurdles / Women's Sprints) | On file · sign in |
| Isaiah Simmons | Assistant Track & Field Coach (Men's and Women's Throws) | On file · sign in |
| Claire Hewitt | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Ariel Wiener | Assistant Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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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 →11,611undergraduates · 28,711 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 59,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →144on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45144
99 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $975,272 $6,773 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $336,012
Cost
Full picture →$26,017net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,104
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Pennsylvania
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 program144 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions6% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,017 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 11,611Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 2 | 18 | $50k | — | 86% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 3 | 67 | $1.4M | 984 | 83% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 4 | 19 | $34k | — | 78% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 130 | $733k | 982 | 86% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | 91 | $810k | 970 | 86% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 97 | $175k | — | 13% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 96 | $140k | — | 7% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 10 | 23 | $60k | — | 79% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 88 | $2.2M | 1000 | 25% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 10 | 82 | $166k | — | 79% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 11 | 35 | $80k | — | 84% |
Other women's track & field programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University 75 over cap | 120 | $1.4M | $11,811 | 996 | vs | |
| Princeton University 85 over cap | 130 | $1.2M | $9,104 | 998 | vs | |
| Cornell University 126 over cap | 171 | $1M | $5,878 | 996 | vs | |
| Yale University 85 over cap | 130 | $1M | $7,704 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 99 over cap | 144 | $975k | $6,772 | 1000 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College 79 over cap | 124 | $596k | $4,806 | 997 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 120 over cap | 165 | $588k | $3,563 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 13 | 32 | $266k | $8,305 | 994 | vs |
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