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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Women's Track & Field
Blacksburg, VA · the Hokies · Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University overview
88
Roster
43 over the D-I cap of 45
$3M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$33,947
Per roster spot
median $10,430
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
57%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University fields a women's track & field team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 88 players, about the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $2,987,409, well above the median of $939k — $33,947 per roster spot, top 10% 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 $8,380,411 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,037 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).
#32Team budgetof 348 · Division I#13Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#202Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#1APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster88 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 43 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$2,987,409 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,014,622 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$33,947 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$8,380,411 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,037 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$678,070 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Thomas 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 →30,504undergraduates · 38,294 students in all
Women 43% Men 57%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →57%admitted · of 47,208 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1420
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →88on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4588
43 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,987,409 $33,948 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,380,411
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $678,070
Cost
Full picture →$22,205net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,478 in-state · $36,694 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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 program88 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions57% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,205 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 30,504Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford University Division I · Big South Conference | 9 | 77 | $365k | 981 | 91% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 21 | 35 | $46k | — | 80% | |
| Hollins University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 28 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 31 | 17 | $67k | — | 100% | |
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 35 | 84 | $194k | — | 90% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 45 | 17 | $30k | — | 87% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 66 | 50 | $123k | — | 17% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 67 | 90 | $519k | 970 | 82% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 69 | 61 | $179k | — | 100% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 162 | $2M | 989 | 99% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 69 | 106 | $224k | — | 82% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 70 | 42 | $93k | — | 95% |
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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