Villanova University Women's Track & Field
Villanova University fields a women's track & field team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 88 players, about the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $2,162,866, well above the median of $939k — $24,578 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 43 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 $9,556,877 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,553 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
- Roster88 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 43 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$2,162,866 for the year
- Operating expenses$295,554 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,578 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$9,556,877 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,553 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$238,294 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gina Procaccio 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,162,866 $24,578 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,556,877
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $238,294
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $64,701
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 82 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Villanova University
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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 2 | 76 | $135k | — | 94% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 3 | 97 | $175k | — | 13% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | 130 | $733k | 982 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 7 | 23 | $60k | — | 79% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 96 | $140k | — | 7% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 10 | 144 | $975k | 1000 | 6% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 10 | 91 | $810k | 970 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 10 | 82 | $166k | — | 79% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 10 | 67 | $1.4M | 984 | 83% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 11 | 18 | $50k | — | 86% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 12 | 35 | $80k | — | 84% |
Other women's track & field programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova University 43 over cap | 88 | $2.2M | $24,578 | 1000 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) 47 over cap | 92 | $2M | $21,708 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut 75 over cap | 120 | $1.8M | $14,878 | 988 | vs | |
| Providence College 48 over cap | 93 | $1.6M | $17,450 | 989 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 40 over cap | 85 | $1.6M | $18,369 | 997 | vs | |
| DePaul University 30 over cap | 75 | $1.4M | $19,310 | 999 | vs | |
| Butler University 25 over cap | 70 | $580k | $8,292 | 993 | vs | |
| Xavier University 30 over cap | 75 | $470k | $6,270 | 986 | vs | |
| Marquette University 61 over cap | 106 | $380k | $3,588 | 1000 | vs | |
| Creighton University 6 over cap | 51 | $200k | $3,921 | — | vs |
Every BIG EAST Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked