Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest University Women's Track & Field
Winston-Salem, NC · the Deacons · Wake Forest University overview
98
Roster
53 over the D-I cap of 45
$2.4M
Team budget
86th percentile in Division I
$24,456
Per roster spot
median $10,430
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
983
APR
97% of players retained
22%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Wake Forest University fields a women's track & field team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 98 players, about the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $2,396,739, well above the median of $939k — $24,456 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 53 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 983, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,501,401 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $34,410 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).
#50Team budgetof 348 · Division I#42Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#162Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#199APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster98 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 53 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$2,396,739 for the year
- Operating expenses$252,811 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,456 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,501,401 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$34,410 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$490,796 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Hayes 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 →5,471undergraduates · 9,121 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →22%admitted · of 17,479 applicants
SAT middle 50%1390 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →98on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4598
53 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate983
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,396,739 $24,457 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,501,401
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $490,796
Cost
Full picture →$27,790net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,758
Campus safety
Full picture →1.39violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wake Forest 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 program98 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions22% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,790 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,471Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.39 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 4 | 28 | $399k | — | 69% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 19 | 113 | $1.8M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 22 | 16 | $62k | — | 84% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 48 | $166k | 983 | 90% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 28 | 82 | $939k | 977 | 46% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 61 | $532k | — | 78% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 34 | 21 | $137k | — | 74% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 43 | 152 | $1.6M | 993 | 67% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 45 | 53 | $70k | — | 95% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 54 | 99 | $676k | 991 | 14% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 57 | 17 | $67k | — | 100% |
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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