Preferred Recruit · Track StandardsHow fast do you need to run the 1600m in college? (Girls)
The times college programs list for women's 1500m, by division. Each range is the middle half of programs (25th to 75th percentile); a dash means too few programs list that level (NCAA D3 and NAIA use Target and Walk-On). Colleges run the 1500m, so these are converted back to the high school 1600m: 1600m × 0.9314 (1600m to mile ×1.0058, mile to 1500m ×0.926).
| Division | Walk-On | Recruit | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA D1 | 4:49.45 to 5:05.99 | 4:44.85 to 5:00.62 | 4:40.03 to 4:50.97 |
| NCAA D2 | 5:08.78 to 5:23.15 | 5:03.90 to 5:18.87 | 4:57.00 to 5:12.75 |
| NCAA D3 | 5:19.20 to 5:49.28 | – | 5:07.08 to 5:20.39 |
| NAIA | 5:25.33 to 5:53.30 | – | 5:12.49 to 5:22.02 |
| NJCAA (150th / 75th / 30th nationally) | 5:52.25 | 5:27.08 | 5:11.43 |
Junior colleges (NJCAA) are shown as national benchmarks, the 150th, 75th and 30th best marks in the country this season, not cutoffs. Walk-On: The minimum mark required to earn a spot on the team. Recruit: The range where coaches typically start recruiting conversations and scholarship discussions begin. Not a guarantee. Target: The marks that typically grant a full-ride scholarship, depending on school funding.
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