Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Northridge · Athletics
Northridge, CA · City · Public · Master's university · the Matadors · Website ↗
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17
Programs on the site
of the sports California sponsors
407
Roster spots
$16M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$4.5M
Athletic aid
$2.4M women's · $2.1M men's
$264k
Recruiting spend
$117k women's · $147k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big West Conference | 23 | room 5 | 3 | $971k | $42,218 | 986 | |
| Baseball | Big West Conference | 27 | room 7 | 6 | $2M | $73,862 | 950 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big West Conference | 19 | 4 over | 6 | $3M | $159,186 | 908 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big West Conference | 13 | room 2 | 6 | $1.8M | $137,922 | 987 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Big West Conference | 21 | 2 over | 1 | $220k | $10,489 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big West Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big West Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Men's Golf | Big West Conference | 7 | room 2 | 4 | $577k | $82,404 | 970 | |
| Women's Golf | Big West Conference | 6 | room 3 | 3 | $317k | $52,838 | 994 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big West Conference | 27 | room 1 | 4 | $1.3M | $49,406 | 949 | |
| Softball | Big West Conference | 28 | 3 over | 3 | $1M | $37,086 | 994 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big West Conference | 14 | 4 over | 3 | $692k | $49,446 | 976 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 95 | 50 over | 6 | $696k | $7,329 | 956 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 65 | 20 over | 6 | $760k | $11,685 | 961 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Big West Conference | 24 | 6 over | 3 | $850k | $35,433 | 961 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big West Conference | 18 | at cap | 4 | $1.1M | $59,209 | 990 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Big West Conference | 20 | room 4 | 2 | $585k | $29,230 | 983 |
The department
- Athletics directorRyan Swartwood
- Sports informationMatt Monroe
- NicknameMatadors
- NCAA member since9/1/1958
- Primary conferenceBig West Conference
- Athletics sitegomatadors.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$11,546 $2.4M across 208 spots
- Men's teams$10,784 $2.1M across 199 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list California State University, Northridge is on.
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