Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Louisville Men's Track & Field
Louisville, KY · the Cardinals · University of Louisville overview
104
Roster
59 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.6M
Team budget
79th percentile in Division I
$15,133
Per roster spot
median $9,136
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
977
APR
97% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Louisville fields a men's track & field team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 104 players, above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $1,573,854, well above the median of $812k — $15,133 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 59 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 977, about the median of 977, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,893,178 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $24,298 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).
#64Team budgetof 299 · Division I#80Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#139APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster104 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 59 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$1,573,854 for the year
- Operating expenses$371,727 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,133 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,893,178 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,298 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,579,219 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Franklin 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 →16,194undergraduates · 22,139 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 14,821 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →104on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45104
59 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate977
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,573,854 $15,133 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,893,178
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,579,219
Cost
Full picture →$18,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,828 in-state · $29,174 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.07violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Louisville
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 program104 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,194Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.07 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 32 | $99k | — | 99% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 3 | 104 | $630k | — | 94% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 38 | 29 | $47k | — | 84% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 49 | 33 | $78k | — | 93% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 65 | 21 | $88k | — | 64% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 66 | 129 | $262k | — | 54% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 69 | 85 | $3.3M | 967 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 15 | $48k | — | 85% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 117 | $2.2M | 970 | 80% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | 23 | $67k | — | 97% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | 39 | $105k | — | 57% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 86 | 93 | $962k | 978 | 78% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University 66 over cap | 111 | $3.2M | $29,028 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 18 over cap | 63 | $2.7M | $43,493 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 85 over cap | 130 | $2.6M | $20,338 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 73 over cap | 118 | $2.6M | $22,406 | 992 | vs | |
| Duke University 91 over cap | 136 | $2.6M | $19,358 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 76 over cap | 121 | $2.4M | $20,033 | 993 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 43 over cap | 88 | $2.2M | $25,476 | 984 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 98 over cap | 143 | $2M | $14,191 | 970 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 65 over cap | 110 | $2M | $18,318 | 979 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 34 over cap | 79 | $2M | $24,700 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 51 over cap | 96 | $1.9M | $19,848 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 32 over cap | 77 | $1.8M | $23,478 | 938 | vs | |
| Florida State University 42 over cap | 87 | $1.6M | $18,400 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 59 over cap | 104 | $1.6M | $15,133 | 977 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 59 over cap | 104 | $1.4M | $13,219 | 982 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 13 | 32 | $1.2M | $37,872 | 1000 | vs | |
| Boston College 56 over cap | 101 | $911k | $9,016 | 993 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked