Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association
University of California, Merced Men's Track & Field
Merced, CA · the Bobcats · University of California, Merced overview
25
Roster
2024–25 season
$95k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division II
$3,783
Per roster spot
median $3,886
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
39%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of California, Merced fields a men's track & field team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, well below the median of 70, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $94,599, well below the median of $288k — $3,783 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's track & field programs. The school gave $138,000 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $1,045 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 229 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#201Team budgetof 229 · Division II#123Spend per playerof 229 · Division II#208Roster sizeof 229 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's track & field program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$94,599 for the year
- Operating expenses$36,088 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,783 division median $3,886
- Athletic aid, men's teams$138,000 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$1,045 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$4,705 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Vicente Velarde 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 II roster spots18,397 229 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 35 2.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →8,372undergraduates · 9,147 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →39%admitted · of 67,891 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $94,599 $3,784 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $138,000
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $4,705
Cost
Full picture →$13,232net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,167 in-state · $44,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.28violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 92 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Merced
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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions39% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,232 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,372Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.28 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 26 | 53 | $404k | — | 97% | |
| California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 54 | 31 | $442k | — | 96% | |
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 46 | $783k | — | 58% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 65 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 80 | 81 | $838k | 995 | 80% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 83 | 24 | $71k | 1000 | 44% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 90 | 27 | $227k | — | 95% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 92 | 37 | $180k | — | 97% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 94 | 118 | $295k | — | 63% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 96 | 32 | $1.2M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 97 | — | — | — | — | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · Independent | 98 | 31 | $83k | 993 | 89% |
Other men's track & field programs in the California Collegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Pacific University | 46 | $783k | $17,028 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | 60 | $544k | $9,064 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | 72 | $511k | $7,097 | — | vs | |
| California State University, San Marcos | 64 | $463k | $7,230 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Stanislaus | 53 | $404k | $7,618 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Chico | 45 | $320k | $7,109 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | 27 | $227k | $8,411 | — | vs | |
| California State University, East Bay | 37 | $180k | $4,855 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Merced | 25 | $95k | $3,783 | — | vs | |
| San Francisco State University | 17 | $22k | $1,310 | — | vs |
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