Division I · Southeastern Conference
Auburn University Men's Track & Field
Auburn, AL · the Tigers · Auburn University overview
86
Roster
41 over the D-I cap of 45
$3M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$35,081
Per roster spot
median $9,136
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
976
APR
96% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Auburn University fields a men's track & field team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 86 players, about the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $3,017,007, well above the median of $812k — $35,081 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 41 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 976, about the median of 977, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,416,469 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $31,565 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).
#19Team budgetof 299 · Division I#14Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#165Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#144APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster86 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 41 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$3,017,007 for the year
- Operating expenses$592,575 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,081 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,416,469 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$31,565 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,179,194 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Harnden head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Foster | Associate Head Track and Field Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kara Foster | Associate Head Cross Country Coach | On file · sign in |
| Trent Edgerton | Assistant Coach, Sprints | not on file |
| Richard Fisher | Assistant Coach / Jumps & Multi Events | On file · sign in |
| Cory Martin | Assistant Coach, Throws | On file · sign in |
| Jenna Gearing | Assistant Cross Country Coach / Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →26,874undergraduates · 33,015 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 48,178 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →86on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4586
41 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate976
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,017,007 $35,081 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,416,469
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,179,194
Cost
Full picture →$24,524net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,536 in-state · $33,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.81violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Auburn 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.
Men's Track & Field program86 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,524 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 26,874Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.81 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 17 | 34 | $25k | — | 31% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 33 | 73 | $115k | — | 99% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 40 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 49 | 15 | $42k | — | 71% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 50 | 52 | $391k | 968 | 96% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 62 | 60 | $676k | 966 | 93% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 71 | 132 | $408k | — | 49% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 87 | 129 | $368k | — | 54% | |
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 93 | 28 | $75k | — | 63% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 96 | 30 | $55k | — | 71% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 96 | 110 | $1.1M | 970 | 82% | |
| Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 101 | — | — | — | 51% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 95 over cap | 140 | $5.9M | $42,458 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 65 over cap | 110 | $5.7M | $51,451 | 963 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 83 over cap | 128 | $4.1M | $32,253 | 961 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 48 over cap | 93 | $3.6M | $38,655 | 963 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 102 over cap | 147 | $3.4M | $22,815 | 950 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 40 over cap | 85 | $3.3M | $39,357 | 967 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 68 over cap | 113 | $3.2M | $28,662 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Florida 94 over cap | 139 | $3.2M | $23,174 | 979 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 46 over cap | 91 | $3.2M | $35,210 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 62 over cap | 107 | $3.2M | $29,816 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 38 over cap | 83 | $3.1M | $36,750 | 969 | vs | |
| Auburn University 41 over cap | 86 | $3M | $35,081 | 976 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 12 over cap | 57 | $2.8M | $49,300 | 963 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 34 over cap | 79 | $2.6M | $33,057 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 86 over cap | 131 | $2.5M | $19,113 | 956 | vs |
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