Division I · Big Sky Conference
Portland State University Men's Track & Field
Portland, OR · the Vikings · Portland State University overview
44
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 45
$135k
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$3,078
Per roster spot
median $9,136
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
967
APR
95% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Portland State University fields a men's track & field team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 44 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $135,474, well below the median of $812k — $3,078 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's track & field programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 967, about the median of 977, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,981,576 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,982 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).
#289Team budgetof 299 · Division I#282Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#268Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#196APRof 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
- Roster44 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$135,474 for the year
- Operating expenses$38,430 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,078 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,981,576 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,982 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$173,920 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Eugene Frazier head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Merillana | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →15,960undergraduates · 20,519 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 8,877 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →44on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4544
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate967
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $135,474 $3,079 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,981,576
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $173,920
Cost
Full picture →$12,509net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,617 in-state · $28,257 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program44 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,509 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.57 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 4 | 32 | $104k | — | 75% | |
| University of Portland Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 5 | 99 | $1.1M | 1000 | 95% | |
| George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference | 20 | 195 | $356k | — | 96% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 20 | 50 | $43k | — | 92% | |
| Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference | 33 | 22 | $67k | — | 88% | |
| Western Oregon University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 53 | 44 | $175k | — | 99% | |
| University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference | 103 | 122 | $3.5M | 942 | 85% | |
| Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 106 | 62 | $297k | — | 76% | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference | 113 | 40 | $155k | — | 81% | |
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Independent | 121 | 54 | $45k | — | 76% | |
| Central Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 145 | 36 | $289k | — | 90% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big Sky Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona University 92 over cap | 137 | $1.5M | $10,819 | 978 | vs | |
| Montana State University-Bozeman 48 over cap | 93 | $1M | $10,954 | 979 | vs | |
| Weber State University 64 over cap | 109 | $920k | $8,440 | 945 | vs | |
| Southern Utah University 90 over cap | 135 | $769k | $5,698 | 944 | vs | |
| Eastern Washington University 38 over cap | 83 | $751k | $9,050 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Montana 69 over cap | 114 | $745k | $6,537 | 953 | vs | |
| Idaho State University 36 over cap | 81 | $726k | $8,966 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Idaho 34 over cap | 79 | $716k | $9,060 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado 65 over cap | 110 | $484k | $4,401 | 978 | vs | |
| Portland State University room for 1 | 44 | $135k | $3,078 | 967 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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