Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Virginia Women's Track & Field
Charlottesville, VA · the Cavaliers · University of Virginia overview
130
Roster
85 over the D-I cap of 45
$3M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$22,774
Per roster spot
median $10,430
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
998
APR
100% of players retained
17%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Virginia fields a women's track & field team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 130 players, above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $2,960,622, well above the median of $939k — $22,774 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 85 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 $11,154,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,432 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).
#34Team budgetof 348 · Division I#48Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#54Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#38APRof 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
- Roster130 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 85 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$2,960,622 for the year
- Operating expenses$684,983 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,774 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$11,154,557 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,432 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$622,930 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Vin Lananna 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 →17,612undergraduates · 25,924 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →17%admitted · of 56,528 applicants
SAT middle 50%1410 – 1530
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →130on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45130
85 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate998
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,960,622 $22,774 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,154,557
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $622,930
Cost
Full picture →$17,831net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $22,323 in-state · $59,633 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Virginia
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 program130 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions17% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,831 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 17,612Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 14 | $25k | — | — | |
| James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 34 | 111 | $2.2M | 984 | 76% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 35 | 48 | $144k | — | 91% | |
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 36 | 18 | $37k | — | 100% | |
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 46 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 50 | 61 | $179k | — | 100% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 51 | 30 | $447k | — | 85% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 54 | 90 | $519k | 970 | 82% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 54 | 50 | $123k | — | 17% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | 42 | $93k | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 57 | 106 | $224k | — | 82% | |
| University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 59 | 45 | $96k | — | 86% |
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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