Division I · Conference USA
Western Kentucky University Women's Track & Field
Bowling Green, KY · the Hilltoppers · Western Kentucky University overview
66
Roster
21 over the D-I cap of 45
$614k
Team budget
29th percentile in Division I
$9,304
Per roster spot
median $10,430
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
967
APR
96% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Western Kentucky University fields a women's track & field team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 66 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $614,106, below the median of $939k — $9,304 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 21 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 967, about the median of 987, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,052,934 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,595 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).
#248Team budgetof 348 · Division I#203Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#276Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#288APRof 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
- Roster66 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 21 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$614,106 for the year
- Operating expenses$208,352 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,304 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 975 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,052,934 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,595 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$118,337 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Wood head coach | Interim 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 →14,590undergraduates · 16,759 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 7,720 applicants
SAT middle 50%820 – 1010
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →66on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4566
21 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate967
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $614,106 $9,305 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,052,934
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $118,337
Cost
Full picture →$12,054net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,436 in-state · $27,000 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Kentucky 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 program66 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,054 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,590Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 59 | 66 | $823k | 993 | 96% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 60 | 50 | $552k | 980 | 93% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 61 | 19 | $94k | — | 70% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 61 | 113 | $5.1M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 62 | 68 | $1.1M | 984 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 64 | 87 | $1.3M | 984 | 67% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 77 | 68 | $654k | 974 | 83% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 71 | $1.4M | 981 | 68% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | 18 | $56k | 1000 | 78% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 93 | 125 | $1.9M | 995 | 81% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 95 | 74 | $561k | — | 94% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 95 | 41 | $94k | — | 99% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 117 over cap | 162 | $2M | $12,394 | 989 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University 124 over cap | 169 | $1.6M | $9,575 | 986 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University 26 over cap | 71 | $1.4M | $19,225 | 981 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 47 over cap | 92 | $1.2M | $13,183 | 990 | vs | |
| Florida International University 92 over cap | 137 | $931k | $6,797 | 973 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 87 over cap | 132 | $928k | $7,028 | 972 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University 50 over cap | 95 | $755k | $7,951 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 4 over cap | 49 | $663k | $13,537 | 990 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 21 over cap | 66 | $614k | $9,304 | 967 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 3 | 42 | $409k | $9,731 | 993 | vs |
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