Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alabama A&M University Men's Track & Field
Normal, AL · the Bulldogs · Alabama A&M University overview
84
Roster
39 over the D-I cap of 45
$78k
Team budget
2nd percentile in Division I
$934
Per roster spot
median $9,136
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
866
APR
90% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Alabama A&M University fields a men's track & field team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 84 players, about the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $78,471, well below the median of $812k — $934 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 39 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (263 of 299 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 866, below the median of 977, with 90% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,655,847 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,273 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 299 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#294Team budgetof 299 · Division I#296Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#170Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#280APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster84 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 39 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$78,471 for the year
- Operating expenses$64,347 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$934 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate866 multi-year; 833 latest
- Players retained90% year to year
- Eligible82% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,655,847 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,273 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$64,002 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Murphy head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Myra Hawkins | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Donald Riser | Assistant 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 players644,235 2024-25
- Division I roster spots27,035 299 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 24 4.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,845undergraduates · 6,614 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 15,628 applicants
SAT middle 50%810 – 1060
ACT middle 50%14 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →84on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4584
39 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate866
90% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $78,471 $934 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,655,847
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $64,002
Cost
Full picture →$14,064net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,024 in-state · $18,634 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.01violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 58 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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.
Men's Track & Field program84 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,064 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,845Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.01 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 6 | 177 | $688k | — | 74% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 47 | 22 | $41k | — | 51% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 63 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 69 | 14 | $43k | — | 82% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 74 | 80 | $1.3M | 981 | 68% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 86 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 86 | 26 | $225k | — | 97% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 92 | 110 | $1.1M | 970 | 82% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 92 | 101 | $1.3M | 989 | 67% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 94 | 88 | $1.1M | 995 | 96% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 94 | 35 | $135k | — | 70% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 97 | 70 | $375k | 964 | 93% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson State University 42 over cap | 87 | $468k | $5,380 | 962 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 15 over cap | 60 | $450k | $7,497 | 903 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 7 over cap | 52 | $391k | $7,522 | 968 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff 2 over cap | 47 | $353k | $7,511 | 980 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 29 over cap | 74 | $329k | $4,446 | 981 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 17 over cap | 62 | $289k | $4,653 | 916 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 31 over cap | 76 | $253k | $3,326 | 951 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University 9 over cap | 54 | $233k | $4,311 | 913 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 20 | 25 | $165k | $6,599 | 955 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 12 over cap | 57 | $159k | $2,796 | 984 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University at cap | 45 | $141k | $3,128 | 966 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 39 over cap | 84 | $78k | $934 | 866 | vs |
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