University of South Florida Women's Track & Field
University of South Florida fields a women's track & field team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 96 players, about the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,845,801, well above the median of $939k — $19,227 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 51 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 990, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,892,302 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,856 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
- Roster96 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 51 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,845,801 for the year
- Operating expenses$567,968 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,227 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,892,302 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,856 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$573,996 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Jenkins 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
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,845,801 $19,227 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,892,302
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $573,996
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $6,410 in-state · $17,324 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of South Florida
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 8 | 122 | $350k | — | 41% | |
| Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 21 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Independent | 28 | 59 | $241k | — | 59% | |
| Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference | 83 | 94 | $2.2M | 989 | 40% | |
| Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 95 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 110 | 115 | $3M | 963 | 24% | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 114 | 95 | $633k | — | 66% | |
| Bethune-Cookman University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | 29 | $163k | 949 | 100% | |
| Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 143 | 121 | $609k | — | 78% |
Other women's track & field programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University 56 over cap | 101 | $2.5M | $24,403 | 997 | vs | |
| University of South Florida 51 over cap | 96 | $1.8M | $19,227 | 990 | vs | |
| Tulane University 77 over cap | 122 | $1.7M | $14,100 | 988 | vs | |
| Wichita State University 98 over cap | 143 | $1.5M | $10,430 | 978 | vs | |
| Temple University 22 over cap | 67 | $1.4M | $21,440 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio 42 over cap | 87 | $1.4M | $15,767 | 982 | vs | |
| University of North Texas 72 over cap | 117 | $1.2M | $10,541 | 967 | vs | |
| East Carolina University 87 over cap | 132 | $1.2M | $8,879 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 49 over cap | 94 | $1.1M | $11,997 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Memphis 29 over cap | 74 | $1.1M | $14,431 | 974 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 100 over cap | 145 | $1.1M | $7,331 | 979 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University 27 over cap | 72 | $842k | $11,690 | 986 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa room for 13 | 32 | $565k | $17,644 | 995 | vs |
Every American Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked