Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Men's Track & Field
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick fields a men's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 152 players, well above the median of 91, with 2 head coaches and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,238,365, well above the median of $812k — $14,726 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 107 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 986, about the median of 977, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,653,780 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $29,112 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
- Roster152 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 107 over last season
- Coaching staff2 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,238,365 for the year
- Operating expenses$616,097 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,726 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$13,653,780 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,112 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,038,136 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Farrell 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
- 85%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,238,365 $14,726 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $13,653,780
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,038,136
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,239 in-state · $36,001 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 94 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 15 | 147 | $1.2M | 990 | 4% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | 45 | $129k | — | 77% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 17 | 23 | $119k | — | — | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 18 | 21 | $39k | — | 69% | |
| Saint Elizabeth University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 20 | 15 | $45k | — | 77% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | 110 | $867k | 981 | 83% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 22 | 136 | $678k | 980 | 79% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 22 | 41 | $118k | — | 79% | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Division I · America East Conference | 22 | 63 | $478k | 986 | 67% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 24 | 149 | $201k | — | 62% | |
| Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 25 | 54 | $176k | — | 65% | |
| Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference | 25 | 72 | $202k | 929 | 91% |
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