University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Men's Track & Field
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign fields a men's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 89 players, about the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $2,866,135, well above the median of $812k — $32,203 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 44 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 983, about the median of 977, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,613,622 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,966 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster89 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 44 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$2,866,135 for the year
- Operating expenses$703,222 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,203 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 948 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,613,622 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,966 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,800,759 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Petros Kyprianou head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,866,135 $32,204 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,613,622
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,800,759
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $18,060 in-state · $39,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 43 | 139 | $470k | 985 | 68% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 44 | 49 | $76k | — | 54% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 48 | 138 | $175k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 49 | 132 | $919k | 972 | 89% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 62 | 143 | $1M | 954 | 92% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 92 | $27k | — | 73% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 70 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | 97 | $2.3M | 952 | 50% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 78 | 83 | $186k | — | 84% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 79 | 140 | $189k | — | 54% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 84 | 70 | $714k | 990 | 77% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 104 | 32 | $44k | — | 80% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big Ten Conference
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