NCAA · Women's Track & Field
Women's Track & Field programs
941 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
941
Programs
348 D1 · 255 D2 · 338 D3
66,586
Roster spots
last season
513,808
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 8
Odds of any NCAA spot · 13%
1 in 16 (6.4%) for Division I
45
D-I roster cap
315 of 348 programs over it last season
$939k
Median D-I budget
$10,430 per player
2 in Alaska, Hawaii or abroad not shown
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for women's track & field. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | June 15, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | June 15, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | June 15, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | June 15, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 348 | 33,139 | $939k | $10k |
| Division II | 255 | 16,520 | $287k | $5k |
| Division III | 338 | 16,927 | $84k | $2k |
Division I roster cap 45 from 2025-26: last season 315 programs carried more, 0 were exactly at it and 30 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 13% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 8); 1 in 16 (6.4%) in Division I, about 1 in 33 (3.0%) once rosters are at the cap. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt University Southeastern Conference | $5.1M | 113 | 1000 | |
| 2 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Southeastern Conference | $5.1M | 130 | 973 | |
| 3 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Southeastern Conference | $4.9M | 162 | 1000 | |
| 4 | Texas A&M University, College Station Southeastern Conference | $4.4M | 151 | 971 | |
| 5 | University of South Carolina, Columbia Southeastern Conference | $4.3M | 160 | 982 | |
| 6 | Baylor University Big 12 Conference | $4.3M | 131 | 995 | |
| 7 | University of Kentucky Southeastern Conference | $4M | 109 | 976 | |
| 8 | Louisiana State University Southeastern Conference | $4M | 114 | 983 | |
| 9 | University of Oregon Big Ten Conference | $3.9M | 123 | 964 | |
| 10 | Clemson University Atlantic Coast Conference | $3.8M | 96 | 990 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American University Patriot League | 1000 | 68 | $714k | |
| 2 | Colgate University Patriot League | 1000 | 104 | $503k | |
| 3 | Columbia University-Barnard College The Ivy League | 1000 | 165 | $588k | |
| 4 | George Washington University Atlantic 10 Conference | 1000 | 70 | $575k | |
| 5 | Gonzaga University Pac-12 Conference | 1000 | 101 | $961k | |
| 6 | High Point University Big South Conference | 1000 | 113 | $1.8M | |
| 7 | Lehigh University Patriot League | 1000 | 143 | $1.2M | |
| 8 | Loyola University Maryland Patriot League | 1000 | 30 | $185k | |
| 9 | Marist University Metro Conference | 1000 | 142 | $777k | |
| 10 | Marquette University BIG EAST Conference | 1000 | 106 | $380k |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of the Pacific Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 30 | 1000 | |
| 2 | LSU New Orleans Southland Conference | 28 | 942 | |
| 3 | Long Island University Northeast Conference | 27 | — | |
| 4 | Santa Clara University West Coast Conference | 27 | 1000 | |
| 5 | University of Evansville Missouri Valley Conference | 27 | 1000 | |
| 6 | California Baptist University Big West Conference | 24 | 996 | |
| 7 | Siena University Metro Conference | 23 | 1000 | |
| 8 | North Carolina Central University Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 21 | 964 | |
| 9 | Niagara University Metro Conference | 20 | 994 | |
| 10 | Mercer University Southern Conference | 18 | 981 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio University Mid-American Conference | $3,897 | — | — | |
| 2 | California State University, Fullerton Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | $6,283 | 153 | 972 | |
| 3 | California State University, Bakersfield Big West Conference | $6,567 | 78 | 995 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Southland Conference | $6,978 | 94 | 985 | |
| 5 | California State University, Fresno Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | $7,303 | 96 | 963 | |
| 6 | University of New Mexico Mountain West Conference | $7,528 | 140 | 988 | |
| 7 | Coppin State University Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | $7,684 | 37 | 907 | |
| 8 | Northern Kentucky University Horizon League | $8,151 | 100 | 1000 | |
| 9 | California State University, Northridge Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | $8,222 | 65 | 961 | |
| 10 | New Mexico State University Conference USA | $8,353 | 92 | 990 |
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