Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Syracuse University Men's Track & Field
Syracuse, NY · the Orange · Syracuse University overview
79
Roster
34 over the D-I cap of 45
$2M
Team budget
84th percentile in Division I
$24,700
Per roster spot
median $9,136
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
42%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Syracuse University fields a men's track & field team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 79 players, below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $1,951,347, well above the median of $812k — $24,700 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 34 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 1000, about the median of 977, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,255,855 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $33,762 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster79 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 34 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$1,951,347 for the year
- Operating expenses$232,242 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,700 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$12,255,855 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$33,762 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,659,723 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brien Bell head coach | Head Coach | 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 →15,739undergraduates · 22,948 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →42%admitted · of 42,089 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1430
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →79on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4579
34 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,951,347 $24,701 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $12,255,855
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,659,723
Cost
Full picture →$51,520net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,061
Campus safety
Full picture →0.89violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 52 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in communication & journalism · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Syracuse 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 program79 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions42% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$51,520 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCommunication & journalism · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,739Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.89 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 2 | 72 | $152k | — | 75% | |
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 27 | 22 | $13k | — | 91% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 30 | 65 | $94k | — | 51% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 34 | 129 | $574k | 988 | 12% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 35 | 64 | $92k | — | 80% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 37 | 35 | $113k | — | 12% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 44 | 63 | $58k | — | 87% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 44 | 179 | $1.1M | 973 | 8% | |
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 46 | 49 | $130k | — | 70% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference | 66 | 84 | $486k | 986 | 38% | |
| State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 67 | 106 | $211k | — | 70% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8 | 70 | 60 | $123k | — | 68% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University 66 over cap | 111 | $3.2M | $29,028 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 18 over cap | 63 | $2.7M | $43,493 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 85 over cap | 130 | $2.6M | $20,338 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 73 over cap | 118 | $2.6M | $22,406 | 992 | vs | |
| Duke University 91 over cap | 136 | $2.6M | $19,358 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 76 over cap | 121 | $2.4M | $20,033 | 993 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 43 over cap | 88 | $2.2M | $25,476 | 984 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 98 over cap | 143 | $2M | $14,191 | 970 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 65 over cap | 110 | $2M | $18,318 | 979 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 34 over cap | 79 | $2M | $24,700 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 51 over cap | 96 | $1.9M | $19,848 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 32 over cap | 77 | $1.8M | $23,478 | 938 | vs | |
| Florida State University 42 over cap | 87 | $1.6M | $18,400 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 59 over cap | 104 | $1.6M | $15,133 | 977 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 59 over cap | 104 | $1.4M | $13,219 | 982 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 13 | 32 | $1.2M | $37,872 | 1000 | vs | |
| Boston College 56 over cap | 101 | $911k | $9,016 | 993 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked