Division I · Independent
Pepperdine University Men's Track & Field
Malibu, CA · the Waves · Pepperdine University overview
17
Roster
room for 28 under the cap of 45
$124k
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$7,310
Per roster spot
median $9,136
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Pepperdine University fields a men's track & field team in the Independent (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $124,279, well below the median of $812k — $7,310 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's track & field programs. That leaves room for 28 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 977, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,830,068 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $28,922 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).
#290Team budgetof 299 · Division I#197Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#295Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#1APRof 299 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 28
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$124,279 for the year
- Operating expenses$74,489 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,310 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,830,068 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$28,922 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$302,502 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Floris head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Victor Pataky | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Rayshawn Johnson | Assistant Coach (Sprints / Hurdles) | 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 →3,629undergraduates · 9,545 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 12,457 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1450
ACT middle 50%26 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4517
room for 28
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $124,279 $7,311 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,830,068
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $302,502
Cost
Full picture →$52,216net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,742
Campus safety
Full picture →1.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Pepperdine 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$52,216 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,629Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 15 | 90 | $2.4M | 977 | 9% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 28 | $81k | — | 89% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 17 | 95 | $696k | 956 | 93% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 24 | 82 | $3M | 1000 | 10% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Independent | 29 | 52 | $286k | — | 40% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · Independent | 31 | 38 | $140k | — | 92% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 34 | 35 | $163k | — | 3% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 38 | 79 | $917k | 965 | 47% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 39 | 12 | $55k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 41 | 51 | $580k | — | 60% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Independent | 47 | 89 | $992k | — | 79% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 48 | 92 | $852k | 941 | 87% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Independent
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azusa Pacific University | 89 | $992k | $11,148 | — | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 53 over cap | 98 | $819k | $8,352 | 981 | vs | |
| Seattle University 16 over cap | 61 | $414k | $6,780 | 980 | vs | |
| Florida Southern College | 79 | $288k | $3,650 | — | vs | |
| Occidental College | 52 | $286k | $5,501 | — | vs | |
| University of San Francisco room for 30 | 15 | $230k | $15,345 | 991 | vs | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 106 | $198k | $1,866 | — | vs | |
| East Texas Baptist University | 62 | $141k | $2,271 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Los Angeles | 38 | $140k | $3,684 | — | vs | |
| University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez | 21 | $133k | $6,322 | — | vs | |
| Pepperdine University room for 28 | 17 | $124k | $7,310 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras | 29 | $107k | $3,686 | — | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California room for 14 | 31 | $83k | $2,687 | 993 | vs | |
| University of La Verne | 30 | $75k | $2,493 | — | vs | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | 38 | $52k | $1,371 | — | vs | |
| University of Puget Sound | 54 | $45k | $839 | — | vs | |
| Manhattanville University | 14 | $22k | $1,548 | — | vs | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy | — | — | — | — | vs |
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