Division I · Big West Conference
California Baptist University Men's Track & Field
Riverside, CA · the Lancers · California Baptist University overview
23
Roster
room for 22 under the cap of 45
$656k
Team budget
39th percentile in Division I
$28,531
Per roster spot
median $9,136
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
988
APR
92% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
California Baptist University fields a men's track & field team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $656,213, below the median of $812k — $28,531 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's track & field programs. That leaves room for 22 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 977, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,738,309 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,350 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).
#184Team budgetof 299 · Division I#29Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#292Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#73APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 22
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$656,213 for the year
- Operating expenses$42,301 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,531 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 960 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,738,309 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,350 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$185,356 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Smith 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 →8,110undergraduates · 11,407 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 7,935 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4523
room for 22
Academic Progress Rate988
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $656,213 $28,531 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,738,309
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $185,356
Cost
Full picture →$28,596net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,720
Campus safety
Full picture →0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California Baptist 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,596 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,110Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.67 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 California, Riverside Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 6 | 78 | $662k | 973 | 63% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 44 | $153k | — | 81% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 52 | $112k | — | 11% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 45 | $123k | — | 7% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Independent | 23 | 30 | $75k | — | 48% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 72 | $511k | — | 74% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 26 | 54 | $120k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 27 | 92 | $852k | 941 | 87% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 29 | 90 | $705k | — | 60% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Independent | 30 | 89 | $992k | — | 79% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 31 | 31 | $347k | 955 | 26% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 33 | 23 | $222k | — | 65% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Diego 15 over cap | 60 | $728k | $12,140 | — | vs | |
| California Baptist University room for 22 | 23 | $656k | $28,531 | 988 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 11 over cap | 56 | $431k | $7,697 | 951 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine room for 14 | 31 | $347k | $11,203 | 955 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 25 | 20 | $307k | $15,352 | 986 | vs |
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