Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Bakersfield Men's Track & Field
Bakersfield, CA · the Roadrunners · California State University, Bakersfield overview
20
Roster
room for 25 under the cap of 45
$307k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$15,352
Per roster spot
median $9,136
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
100% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Bakersfield fields a men's track & field team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $307,047, well below the median of $812k — $15,352 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's track & field programs. That leaves room for 25 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 977, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,609,723 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,385 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).
#261Team budgetof 299 · Division I#76Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#293Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#83APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 25
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$307,047 for the year
- Operating expenses$78,895 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,352 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,609,723 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,385 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$120,337 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcia Mansur-Wentworth 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 →8,336undergraduates · 9,787 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 13,950 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4520
room for 25
Academic Progress Rate986
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $307,047 $15,352 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,609,723
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $120,337
Cost
Full picture →$6,567net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,696 in-state · $19,576 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Bakersfield
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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$6,567 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,336Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 70 | 56 | $348k | — | 80% | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference | 77 | 56 | $431k | 951 | 28% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 79 | 28 | $81k | — | 89% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 83 | 95 | $696k | 956 | 93% | |
| California Polytechnic State University Division I · Independent | 88 | 98 | $819k | 981 | 30% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · Independent | 93 | 17 | $124k | 1000 | 50% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 96 | 90 | $2.4M | 977 | 9% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Independent | 99 | 52 | $286k | — | 40% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 101 | 35 | $163k | — | 3% | |
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 101 | 46 | $783k | — | 58% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 103 | 82 | $3M | 1000 | 10% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · Independent | 103 | 38 | $140k | — | 92% |
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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