PROGRAM DNA · D2 WOMEN'S · 400
Best D2 women's programs for 400m
Not who is famous: who invests. A typical D2 women's roster puts 6% of its athletes in 400m. The programs at the top of this list carry and sign far more than that, so they have more spots in the event every year. 46 programs do not recruit it at all.
Where the 400m talent is
Ranked by share of the division’s top marks in 400m, per season.
Programs that invest most in 400m
- 1
LSC · TX
3% of the roster in 400m vs 6% D2 average · 3 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff
- 2BartonSpecialty
Conference Carolinas · NC
26% of the roster in 400m vs 6% D2 average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes
- 3Cal St Los AngelesSpecialty
CCAA · CA
14% of the roster in 400m vs 6% D2 average · 2 signed in the last 2 classes
- 4West AlabamaSpecialty
GSC · AL
18% of the roster in 400m vs 6% D2 average · 2 signed in the last 2 classes
- 5West Virginia StSpecialty
MEC · WV
21% of the roster in 400m vs 6% D2 average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes
- 6Clayton StateSpecialty
PBC · GA
15% of the roster in 400m vs 6% D2 average · 3 signed in the last 2 classes
- 7Nova SoutheasternSpecialty
SSC · FL
8% of the roster in 400m vs 6% D2 average · 3 signed in the last 2 classes
- 8New Mexico HighlandsSpecialty
RMAC · NM
9% of the roster in 400m vs 6% D2 average · 3 signed in the last 2 classes
- 9
LSC · TX
7% of the roster in 400m vs 6% D2 average · 2 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff
- 10
MIAA · MO
9% of the roster in 400m vs 6% D2 average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes
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The full D2 400m list, ranked: roster share, signings and talent rank for every program that recruits the event. Enter your email to open it.
D2 women's programs that do not recruit 400m
No athletes racing the event in the seasons we hold and no signings in it. Do not spend your first emails here.
- Alaska Anchorage
- American Intl
- Anderson SC
- Arkansas Tech
- Benedict
- Bentley
- Bloomsburg
- Bluefield St
- Bridgeport
- Cal St East Bay
- Cal St Monterey Bay
- Cal St Stanislaus
- Cameron
- Christian Bros
- Davis Elkins
- Dominican Cal
- East Central
- Emporia St
- Flagler
- Georgian Court
- King
- Lake Erie
- Lander
- Lee
- Lincoln Memorial
- MSU Billings
- Mansfield
- Michigan Tech
- Minot State
- Missouri ST
- Missouri Southern
- North Greenville
- Northern State
- Quincy
- Regis CO
- Roberts Wesleyan
- Rogers State
- South Dakota Mines Tech
- Southern Wesleyan
- Spring Hill
- St Martins
- UNC Pembroke
- West Virginia Wesleyan
- Western New Mexico
- Wheeling University
- William Jewell
Questions athletes and parents ask
Which D2 women's programs recruit the most 400m athletes?
Texas Tyler, Barton, Cal St Los Angeles, West Alabama, West Virginia St carry and sign well above the D2 average in 400m (6% of a typical D2 roster). They have more roster spots in the event to fill every year.
Which D2 programs do not recruit 400m?
46 D2 women's programs show no 400m athletes racing and no signings in the event in the classes we hold, including Alaska Anchorage, American Intl, Anderson SC, Arkansas Tech, Benedict, Bentley. A thin group there is not an opening.
Does a bigger share of the roster mean more scholarship money?
Colleges do not publish scholarships by event. Where a program spends its roster spots and its signings is the best public evidence of where the money goes, and a program that carries twice the division share in your event has roughly twice the seats to fill. Ask the coach about aid directly.
How is this calculated?
From each program's official outdoor results lists (who raced each event area, averaged over the seasons we hold), its signing classes (2025-26, 2026-27), its share of the division's top marks, and whether a paid coach is titled for the event. Each is compared with the D2 average and blended; a small class is pulled toward the average so one big year cannot fake a specialty.
Other D2 women's event areas
As of 2026-10-22. Program counts and shares only; no college athlete is named on this page. Built from official meet results and the signing classes we hold. All event areas