Providence College Men's Track & Field
Providence College fields a men's track & field team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 86 players, about the median of 91, with 2 head coaches and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,359,311, well above the median of $812k — $15,805 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 41 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 991, about the median of 977, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,659,483 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,458 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
- Roster86 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 41 over last season
- Coaching staff2 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,359,311 for the year
- Operating expenses$230,474 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,805 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,659,483 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,458 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$499,746 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Brock 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
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,359,311 $15,806 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,659,483
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $499,746
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $60,848
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island College Division III · Little East Conference | 1 | 26 | $58k | — | 81% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 24 | $198k | 991 | 5% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 7 | 120 | $535k | 998 | 66% | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 16 | 70 | $192k | — | 71% | |
| Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 45 | $65k | — | 88% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 24 | 123 | $856k | — | 73% | |
| University of Rhode Island Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 25 | 91 | $1.1M | 989 | 77% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 26 | 100 | $117k | — | 89% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Division III · Little East Conference | 27 | 41 | $65k | — | 92% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 29 | 39 | $66k | — | 88% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 32 | — | — | — | 92% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 33 | 54 | $164k | — | 20% |
Other men's track & field programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova University 52 over cap | 97 | $2.1M | $21,559 | 991 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 50 over cap | 95 | $1.7M | $18,289 | 980 | vs | |
| Providence College 41 over cap | 86 | $1.4M | $15,805 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut 38 over cap | 83 | $1.3M | $15,734 | 968 | vs | |
| DePaul University 34 over cap | 79 | $1.2M | $15,588 | 986 | vs | |
| Butler University 58 over cap | 103 | $871k | $8,451 | 993 | vs | |
| Marquette University 57 over cap | 102 | $477k | $4,672 | 996 | vs | |
| Creighton University 16 over cap | 61 | $283k | $4,637 | — | vs | |
| Xavier University 30 over cap | 75 | $275k | $3,666 | 993 | vs |
Every BIG EAST Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked