University of San Diego Women's Track & Field
University of San Diego fields a women's track & field team in the Independent (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 51 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $312,654, well below the median of $939k — $6,130 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 6 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 gave $5,902,621 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,897 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
- Roster51 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$312,654 for the year
- Operating expenses$87,654 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,130 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,902,621 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,897 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$222,475 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Will Guarino 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $312,654 $6,130 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,902,621
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $222,475
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $56,444
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of San Diego
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Loma Nazarene University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 5 | 57 | $782k | — | 82% | |
| San Diego State University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 7 | 94 | $1.8M | 984 | 34% | |
| University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference | 8 | 120 | $825k | — | 25% | |
| California State University, San Marcos Division II · Independent | 25 | 136 | $442k | — | 96% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 71 | 106 | $625k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 71 | 60 | $674k | 981 | 26% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 74 | 41 | $429k | — | 65% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 80 | 38 | $88k | — | 56% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 81 | 21 | $826k | 996 | 74% | |
| University of California, Riverside Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 83 | 112 | $757k | 980 | 63% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 87 | 153 | $1.1M | 972 | 87% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 88 | 93 | $1M | 987 | 47% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Independent
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Polytechnic State University 93 over cap | 138 | $1.1M | $7,741 | 992 | vs | |
| Azusa Pacific University | 66 | $958k | $14,511 | — | vs | |
| Seattle University 24 over cap | 69 | $603k | $8,741 | 996 | vs | |
| California State University, Stanislaus | 66 | $501k | $7,590 | — | vs | |
| California State University, San Marcos | 136 | $442k | $3,252 | — | vs | |
| University of San Diego 6 over cap | 51 | $313k | $6,130 | 1000 | vs | |
| Occidental College | 51 | $281k | $5,501 | — | vs | |
| Florida Southern College | 59 | $241k | $4,086 | — | vs | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 83 | $171k | $2,064 | — | vs | |
| Jessup University | 17 | $157k | $9,238 | — | vs | |
| University of Redlands | 33 | $132k | $3,996 | — | vs | |
| University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras | 31 | $122k | $3,920 | — | vs | |
| University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez | 27 | $106k | $3,930 | — | vs | |
| East Texas Baptist University | 45 | $94k | $2,086 | — | vs | |
| University of La Verne | 18 | $45k | $2,493 | — | vs | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | 20 | $43k | $2,170 | — | vs | |
| University of Puget Sound | 42 | $37k | $888 | — | vs | |
| Manhattanville University | 8 | $22k | $2,791 | — | vs | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Independent women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked