Division I · Big 12 Conference
Baylor University Men's Track & Field
Waco, TX · the Bears · Baylor University overview
77
Roster
32 over the D-I cap of 45
$3M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$39,129
Per roster spot
median $9,136
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
988
APR
99% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Baylor University fields a men's track & field team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 77 players, below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $3,012,962, well above the median of $812k — $39,129 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 32 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 988, about the median of 977, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,199,854 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $40,432 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).
#20Team budgetof 299 · Division I#8Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#199Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#73APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster77 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 32 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$3,012,962 for the year
- Operating expenses$542,273 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$39,129 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 985 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$11,199,854 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$40,432 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,563,417 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Ford head coach | Head 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
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 →15,155undergraduates · 20,824 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 39,735 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →77on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4577
32 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate988
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,012,962 $39,129 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $11,199,854
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,563,417
Cost
Full picture →$49,727net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $54,844
Campus safety
Full picture →0.99violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Baylor 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 program77 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$49,727 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,155Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.99 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 71 | 34 | $101k | — | 39% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | 128 | $4.1M | 961 | 63% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 79 | 106 | $924k | — | 94% | |
| Dallas Baptist University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 81 | 113 | $557k | — | 91% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 82 | 109 | $2.4M | 956 | 43% | |
| University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference | 82 | 74 | $928k | 958 | 81% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 89 | 32 | $68k | — | 91% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 95 | 113 | $3.2M | 978 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 98 | 31 | $585k | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Dallas Division II · Lone Star Conference | 102 | 30 | $64k | — | 65% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 109 | 105 | $835k | 961 | 85% | |
| University of North Texas Division I · American Conference | 115 | 117 | $1.1M | 962 | 72% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech University 71 over cap | 116 | $3.5M | $30,596 | 959 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 100 over cap | 145 | $3.1M | $21,415 | 975 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 83 over cap | 128 | $3.1M | $23,991 | 965 | vs | |
| Baylor University 32 over cap | 77 | $3M | $39,129 | 988 | vs | |
| Iowa State University 84 over cap | 129 | $2.5M | $19,639 | 972 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University 64 over cap | 109 | $2.4M | $21,590 | 956 | vs | |
| University of Arizona 34 over cap | 79 | $2.3M | $28,762 | 997 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University room for 9 | 36 | $2M | $56,546 | 976 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 27 over cap | 72 | $2M | $27,134 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder 46 over cap | 91 | $1.9M | $20,535 | 969 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 36 over cap | 81 | $1.8M | $22,761 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Houston 90 over cap | 135 | $1.7M | $12,948 | 959 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati 21 over cap | 66 | $1.1M | $17,262 | 985 | vs |
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