Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson University Men's Track & Field
Clemson, SC · the Tigers · Clemson University overview
111
Roster
66 over the D-I cap of 45
$3.2M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$29,028
Per roster spot
median $9,136
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
976
APR
98% of players retained
38%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Clemson University fields a men's track & field team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 111 players, above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $3,222,213, well above the median of $812k — $29,028 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 66 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 976, about the median of 977, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,600,229 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,995 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).
#11Team budgetof 299 · Division I#25Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#77Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#144APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster111 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 66 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$3,222,213 for the year
- Operating expenses$985,818 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,028 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,600,229 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,995 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,911,594 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Elliott 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 →22,875undergraduates · 28,747 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →38%admitted · of 60,122 applicants
SAT middle 50%1230 – 1390
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →111on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45111
66 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate976
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,222,213 $29,029 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,600,229
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,911,594
Cost
Full picture →$24,408net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,554 in-state · $39,498 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Clemson 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 program111 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions38% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,408 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 22,875Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.47 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 5 | 75 | $330k | — | 100% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 16 | 87 | $403k | — | 53% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 28 | 70 | $1.4M | 1000 | 53% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | 23 | $151k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 31 | $99k | — | 61% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 30 | $323k | — | 63% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 39 | 19 | $61k | — | 40% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 41 | 50 | $176k | — | 93% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 112 | $404k | 968 | 87% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 51 | 102 | $308k | — | 68% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 114 | $531k | 958 | 70% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 55 | 73 | $631k | 985 | 59% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University 66 over cap | 111 | $3.2M | $29,028 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 18 over cap | 63 | $2.7M | $43,493 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 85 over cap | 130 | $2.6M | $20,338 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 73 over cap | 118 | $2.6M | $22,406 | 992 | vs | |
| Duke University 91 over cap | 136 | $2.6M | $19,358 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 76 over cap | 121 | $2.4M | $20,033 | 993 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 43 over cap | 88 | $2.2M | $25,476 | 984 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 98 over cap | 143 | $2M | $14,191 | 970 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 65 over cap | 110 | $2M | $18,318 | 979 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 34 over cap | 79 | $2M | $24,700 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 51 over cap | 96 | $1.9M | $19,848 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 32 over cap | 77 | $1.8M | $23,478 | 938 | vs | |
| Florida State University 42 over cap | 87 | $1.6M | $18,400 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 59 over cap | 104 | $1.6M | $15,133 | 977 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 59 over cap | 104 | $1.4M | $13,219 | 982 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 13 | 32 | $1.2M | $37,872 | 1000 | vs | |
| Boston College 56 over cap | 101 | $911k | $9,016 | 993 | vs |
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