Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Georgia Institute of Technology Men's Track & Field
Atlanta, GA · the Yellow Jackets · Georgia Institute of Technology overview
104
Roster
59 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.4M
Team budget
76th percentile in Division I
$13,219
Per roster spot
median $9,136
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
982
APR
98% of players retained
16%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Georgia Institute of Technology fields a men's track & field team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 104 players, above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $1,374,780, well above the median of $812k — $13,219 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 59 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 982, about the median of 977, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,688,387 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,705 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).
#72Team budgetof 299 · Division I#93Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#106APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster104 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 59 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$1,374,780 for the year
- Operating expenses$532,591 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,219 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 993 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,688,387 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,705 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,054,588 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Drosky 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 →19,505undergraduates · 47,946 students in all
Women 33% Men 67%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →16%admitted · of 52,377 applicants
SAT middle 50%1330 – 1530
ACT middle 50%28 – 34
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →104on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45104
59 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate982
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,374,780 $13,219 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,688,387
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,054,588
Cost
Full picture →$15,901net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,764 in-state · $32,876 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →44%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Georgia Institute of Technology
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 program104 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions16% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,901 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 44%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 19,505Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.26 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 2 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 4 | 134 | $379k | — | 11% | |
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 8 | 39 | $170k | — | 60% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 13 | 30 | $55k | — | 71% | |
| Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA | 21 | 110 | $1.1M | 973 | 69% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 43 | 132 | $408k | — | 49% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 57 | 26 | $225k | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 58 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 60 | 83 | $3.1M | 969 | 37% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 63 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 73 | 50 | $176k | — | 93% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 80 | 23 | $151k | — | 53% |
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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