Pennsylvania State University Men's Track & Field
Pennsylvania State University fields a men's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 120 players, above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $1,912,797, well above the median of $812k — $15,939 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 75 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 981, about the median of 977, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,065,058 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,310 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster120 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 75 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$1,912,797 for the year
- Operating expenses$558,364 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,939 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 984 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,065,058 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,310 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,707,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Gondak head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,912,797 $15,940 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,065,058
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,707,691
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,234 in-state · $40,188 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 24 burglaries · 145 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 22 | 31 | $74k | — | 72% | |
| Saint Francis University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 45 | 48 | $312k | 980 | 77% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 52 | 57 | $219k | — | 79% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League | 52 | 157 | $909k | 995 | 32% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 44 | $31k | — | 43% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 54 | 100 | $439k | — | 86% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 63 | 99 | $329k | — | 96% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 64 | 119 | $85k | — | 78% | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 69 | 129 | $207k | — | 91% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 72 | 25 | $28k | — | 96% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 74 | 88 | $168k | — | 48% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 75 | 343 | $720k | — | 95% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked