Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Claflin University Men's Track & Field
Orangeburg, SC · the Panthers, Lady Panthers · Claflin University overview
20
Roster
2024–25 season
$42k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division II
$2,095
Per roster spot
median $3,886
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Claflin University fields a men's track & field team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, well below the median of 70, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $41,918, well below the median of $288k — $2,095 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II men's track & field programs. The school gave $414,559 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,994 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 229 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#219Team budgetof 229 · Division II#197Spend per playerof 229 · Division II#220Roster sizeof 229 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's track & field program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$41,918 for the year
- Operating expenses$27,476 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,095 division median $3,886
- Athletic aid, men's teams$414,559 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,994 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$98,785 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Watts head coach | Interim 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 II roster spots18,397 229 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 35 2.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →1,754undergraduates · 1,835 students in all
Women 73% Men 27%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →73%admitted · of 6,999 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $41,918 $2,096 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $414,559
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $98,785
Cost
Full picture →$21,232net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,046
Campus safety
Full picture →2.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in psychology · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Claflin 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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions73% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,232 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsPsychology · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,754Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 0 | 145 | $345k | 938 | 82% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 36 | 79 | $2.6M | 974 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 24 | $95k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 46 | $159k | — | 67% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | 79 | $688k | 963 | 76% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 65 | 68 | $241k | — | 89% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 70 | 88 | $359k | — | 75% | |
| The Citadel Division I · Southern Conference | 71 | 107 | $462k | 973 | 98% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 76 | 23 | $103k | — | 97% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 83 | 20 | $85k | — | 69% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 84 | 52 | $162k | — | 82% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 89 | — | — | — | 72% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia State University | 96 | $430k | $4,483 | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | 45 | $204k | $4,533 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | 75 | $165k | $2,197 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 26 | $116k | $4,479 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 20 | $42k | $2,095 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 24 | $29k | $1,191 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 30 | $27k | $904 | — | vs | |
| Bowie State University | 53 | $24k | $448 | — | vs |
Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked