Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor
University of California, Santa Barbara Women's Track & Field
Santa Barbara, CA · the Gauchos · University of California, Santa Barbara overview
55
Roster
10 over the D-I cap of 45
$400k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$7,281
Per roster spot
median $10,430
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
992
APR
100% of players retained
28%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Santa Barbara fields a women's track & field team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 55 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $400,473, well below the median of $939k — $7,281 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 10 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (315 of 348 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,360,459 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,422 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 348 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
- Roster55 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$400,473 for the year
- Operating expenses$68,955 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,281 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 996 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,360,459 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,422 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$244,999 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Vijay Saxena head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| PattiSue Plumer | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mitch Modin | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bill Whitaker | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Charlie Vernoy-Ging | Assistant Coach (Throws) | On file · sign in |
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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 I roster spots33,139 348 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 16 6.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →23,232undergraduates · 26,068 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →28%admitted · of 110,871 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →55on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4555
10 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate992
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $400,473 $7,281 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,360,459
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $244,999
Cost
Full picture →$15,283net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,965 in-state · $45,742 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.14violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 149 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Santa Barbara
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 program55 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions28% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,283 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 23,232Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 11 | 73 | $396k | — | 80% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 57 | 33 | $87k | — | 89% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 70 | 87 | $387k | 1000 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 76 | 65 | $760k | 961 | 93% | |
| California Polytechnic State University Division I · Independent | 76 | 138 | $1.1M | 992 | 30% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 77 | 78 | $572k | 995 | 88% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 84 | 102 | $2.7M | 973 | 9% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 93 | 88 | $3.7M | 1000 | 10% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Independent | 95 | 51 | $281k | — | 40% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 99 | 14 | $140k | — | 91% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 99 | 38 | $138k | — | 92% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 100 | 27 | $109k | — | 3% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University 102 over cap | 147 | $2M | $13,921 | 982 | vs | |
| San Diego State University 49 over cap | 94 | $1.8M | $18,981 | 984 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco 42 over cap | 87 | $1.8M | $20,375 | 986 | vs | |
| Boise State University 72 over cap | 117 | $1.7M | $14,111 | 982 | vs | |
| Washington State University 71 over cap | 116 | $1.6M | $13,851 | 987 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno 51 over cap | 96 | $1.5M | $15,892 | 963 | vs | |
| Texas State University 62 over cap | 107 | $1.5M | $13,644 | 973 | vs | |
| Colorado State University 75 over cap | 120 | $1.4M | $11,722 | 996 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 48 over cap | 93 | $1.3M | $13,800 | 980 | vs | |
| Utah State University 86 over cap | 131 | $1.3M | $9,788 | 979 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton 108 over cap | 153 | $1.1M | $7,321 | 972 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 48 over cap | 93 | $1M | $10,781 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Portland 54 over cap | 99 | $980k | $9,901 | 997 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 115 over cap | 160 | $932k | $5,826 | 990 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge 20 over cap | 65 | $760k | $11,685 | 961 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside 67 over cap | 112 | $757k | $6,755 | 980 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 15 over cap | 60 | $674k | $11,236 | 981 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 10 over cap | 55 | $400k | $7,281 | 992 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 42 over cap | 87 | $387k | $4,443 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California room for 13 | 32 | $179k | $5,609 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific room for 30 | 15 | $70k | $4,651 | 1000 | vs |
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