Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association
University of California, Merced Women's Track & Field
Merced, CA · the Bobcats · University of California, Merced overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$87k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division II
$4,595
Per roster spot
median $4,954
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
39%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of California, Merced fields a women's track & field team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, well below the median of 55, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $87,322, well below the median of $287k — $4,595 per roster spot, lower half of Division II women's track & field programs. The school gave $138,000 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $1,352 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 255 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#227Team budgetof 255 · Division II#144Spend per playerof 255 · Division II#231Roster sizeof 255 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's track & field program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$87,322 for the year
- Operating expenses$32,002 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,595 division median $4,954
- Athletic aid, women's teams$138,000 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$1,352 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$10,667 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 players513,808 2024-25
- Division II roster spots16,520 255 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 31 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; the women'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%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $87,322 $4,596 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $138,000
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $10,667
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.
Women's Track & Field program19 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
Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · Independent | 26 | 66 | $501k | — | 97% | |
| California State University, Fresno Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 54 | 96 | $1.5M | 963 | 96% | |
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 43 | $732k | — | 58% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 65 | 15 | $70k | 1000 | 95% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 80 | 78 | $858k | 946 | 80% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 83 | 18 | $65k | 1000 | 44% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 90 | 34 | $281k | — | 95% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 92 | 36 | $309k | — | 97% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 94 | 103 | $262k | — | 63% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 96 | 41 | $1.8M | 993 | 4% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 97 | — | — | — | — | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 98 | 32 | $179k | 1000 | 89% |
Other women's track & field programs in the California Collegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Pacific University | 43 | $732k | $17,028 | — | vs | |
| California State University, San Bernardino | 41 | $708k | $17,259 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | 131 | $622k | $4,751 | — | vs | |
| California State University, East Bay | 36 | $309k | $8,587 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | 34 | $281k | $8,272 | — | vs | |
| San Francisco State University | 34 | $274k | $8,050 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Chico | 35 | $263k | $7,502 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | 29 | $194k | $6,678 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills | 14 | $140k | $10,005 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Los Angeles | 38 | $138k | $3,634 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Merced | 19 | $87k | $4,595 | — | vs |
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