Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Irvine Men's Track & Field
Irvine, CA · the Anteaters · University of California, Irvine overview
31
Roster
room for 14 under the cap of 45
$347k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division I
$11,203
Per roster spot
median $9,136
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
955
APR
94% of players retained
26%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Irvine fields a men's track & field team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $347,318, well below the median of $812k — $11,203 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's track & field programs. That leaves room for 14 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 955, about the median of 977, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,064,898 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,131 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).
#253Team budgetof 299 · Division I#117Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#277Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#241APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 14
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$347,318 for the year
- Operating expenses$98,795 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,203 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 944 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,064,898 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,131 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$159,736 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Perkins 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 →29,503undergraduates · 36,582 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →26%admitted · of 121,101 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4531
room for 14
Academic Progress Rate955
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $347,318 $11,204 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,064,898
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $159,736
Cost
Full picture →$14,647net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,237 in-state · $45,014 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.62violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 83 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 33 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Irvine
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 program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions26% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,647 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 29,503Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.62 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 2 | 90 | $705k | — | 60% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 4 | 23 | $222k | — | 65% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 10 | 54 | $120k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 16 | 92 | $852k | 941 | 87% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 18 | 79 | $917k | 965 | 47% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 20 | 51 | $580k | — | 60% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 25 | 12 | $55k | — | 85% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 28 | 72 | $511k | — | 74% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 31 | 23 | $656k | 988 | 74% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Independent | 32 | 30 | $75k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 45 | $123k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 52 | $112k | — | 11% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Diego 15 over cap | 60 | $728k | $12,140 | — | vs | |
| California Baptist University room for 22 | 23 | $656k | $28,531 | 988 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 11 over cap | 56 | $431k | $7,697 | 951 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine room for 14 | 31 | $347k | $11,203 | 955 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 25 | 20 | $307k | $15,352 | 986 | vs |
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