Bethune-Cookman University Men's Track & Field
Bethune-Cookman University fields a men's track & field team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 54 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $232,828, well below the median of $812k — $4,311 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 9 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 913, about the median of 977, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,968,075 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,166 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster54 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$232,828 for the year
- Operating expenses$115,269 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,311 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate913 multi-year; 850 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible88% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,968,075 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,166 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$132,684 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Garon Jackson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $232,828 $4,312 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,968,075
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $132,684
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,794
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 2 | 172 | $653k | — | 66% | |
| Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 50 | 120 | $746k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 79 | 83 | $517k | 996 | 62% | |
| Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 83 | 66 | $514k | — | 63% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 85 | 139 | $3.2M | 979 | 24% | |
| Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 95 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Independent | 98 | 79 | $288k | — | 59% | |
| University of South Florida Division I · American Conference | 115 | 78 | $1.6M | 974 | 41% | |
| University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 123 | 115 | $437k | — | 41% | |
| Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 144 | — | — | — | 79% |
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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