Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Prairie View A&M University Men's Track & Field
Prairie View, TX · the Panthers · Prairie View A&M University overview
45
Roster
at the D-I cap of 45
$141k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$3,128
Per roster spot
median $9,136
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
966
APR
97% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Prairie View A&M University fields a men's track & field team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 45 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $140,770, well below the median of $812k — $3,128 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's track & field programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 966, about the median of 977, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,253,792 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,390 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).
#288Team budgetof 299 · Division I#279Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#264Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#203APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster45 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$140,770 for the year
- Operating expenses$41,406 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,128 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate966 multi-year; 902 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,253,792 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,390 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$34,742 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Clay | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Randy Washington | Assistant Track & Field 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 →8,527undergraduates · 9,517 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 8,777 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 1030
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →45on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4545
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate966
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $140,770 $3,128 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,253,792
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $34,742
Cost
Full picture →$14,065net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,299 in-state · $26,874 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 138 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Prairie View A&M 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 program45 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,065 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 8,527Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 40 | 65 | $865k | 956 | 85% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 42 | 128 | $4.1M | 961 | 63% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 43 | 25 | $53k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 44 | 84 | $1.7M | 981 | 8% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 76 | $253k | 951 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 46 | 135 | $1.7M | 959 | 70% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 50 | 105 | $835k | 961 | 85% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 105 | 113 | $3.2M | 978 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 106 | 31 | $585k | — | 84% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 107 | 34 | $101k | — | 39% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 112 | 32 | $68k | — | 91% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 115 | 103 | $831k | 971 | 86% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson State University 42 over cap | 87 | $468k | $5,380 | 962 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 15 over cap | 60 | $450k | $7,497 | 903 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 7 over cap | 52 | $391k | $7,522 | 968 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff 2 over cap | 47 | $353k | $7,511 | 980 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 29 over cap | 74 | $329k | $4,446 | 981 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 17 over cap | 62 | $289k | $4,653 | 916 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 31 over cap | 76 | $253k | $3,326 | 951 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University 9 over cap | 54 | $233k | $4,311 | 913 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 20 | 25 | $165k | $6,599 | 955 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 12 over cap | 57 | $159k | $2,796 | 984 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University at cap | 45 | $141k | $3,128 | 966 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 39 over cap | 84 | $78k | $934 | 866 | vs |
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