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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Men's Track & Field

Lincoln, NE · the Cornhuskers · University of Nebraska-Lincoln overview
111
Roster
66 over the D-I cap of 45
$3.3M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$29,701
Per roster spot
median $9,136
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
982
APR
98% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Nebraska-Lincoln fields a men's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 111 players, above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $3,296,910, well above the median of $812k — $29,701 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 66 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 982, about the median of 977, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,103,791 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,694 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 budget$3.3M
Spend per player$29,701
Roster size111
Coaching staff8
APR982

Team budgets across the division

$31k$5.9M
this programevery Division I men's track & field program

Roster sizes (cap 45)

15232
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster111 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap45 66 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
  • Team expenses$3,296,910 for the year
  • Operating expenses$683,388 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$29,701 division median $9,136
  • Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 967 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$7,103,791 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,694 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$2,399,346 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Justin St. Clair head coachHead Coachnot 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.
19,338undergraduates · 23,986 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
77%admitted · of 18,354 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1330
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
66%

Men's Track & Field

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111on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45111
66 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate982
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$3,296,910 $29,702 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$7,103,791
Recruiting spend, men's
$2,399,346
$18,029net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,656
Sticker, out-of-state$46,296
Average net price$18,029
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,899
$30–48k$12,714
$48–75k$15,125
$75–110k$19,953
$110k and up$22,012
Tuition & fees
$10,108 in-state · $27,748 out

Campus safety

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1.2violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.20
Property0.96
In residence halls
13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business900 · 22%
Engineering400 · 10%
Agriculture350 · 9%
Family & consumer sciences319 · 8%
Communication & journalism287 · 7%

Research University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles

University of Nebraska-LincolnNebraska Wesleyan University · 3 miCreighton University · 50 miWayne State College (Nebraska) · 100 miNorthwest Missouri State University · 101 miKansas State University · 113 miMissouri Western State University · 125 miUniversity of Nebraska at Kearney · 126 miWashburn University · 134 miUniversity of South Dakota · 136 miBuena Vista University · 148 miUniversity of Kansas · 150 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference3162$222k—84%
Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference5061$283k—72%
Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference10087$319k——
Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association101136$762k—86%
Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference11372$2M96679%
Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association12567$321k——
University of Nebraska at Kearney Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association126154$376k—86%
Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association134167$879k——
University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League136123$631k97899%
Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference14842$173k—72%
University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference150145$3.1M97588%

Other men's track & field programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Oregon 77 over cap122$3.5M$28,811942vs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 66 over cap111$3.3M$29,701982vs
University of Southern California 37 over cap82$3M$37,1551000vs
University of Michigan 92 over cap137$3M$21,549983vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 46 over cap91$2.9M$32,297960vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 44 over cap89$2.9M$32,203983vs
University of Iowa 73 over cap118$2.9M$24,286979vs
University of Washington 31 over cap76$2.6M$34,241988vs
University of California, Los Angeles 45 over cap90$2.4M$26,786977vs
The Ohio State University 56 over cap101$2.3M$22,999970vs
Purdue University 52 over cap97$2.3M$23,640952vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 107 over cap152$2.2M$14,726986vs
Indiana University, Bloomington 72 over cap117$2.2M$18,727970vs
Michigan State University 92 over cap137$2M$14,439972vs
Pennsylvania State University 75 over cap120$1.9M$15,939981vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 11 over cap56$1.9M$33,749984vs
University of Maryland, College Park room for 2025$1.2M$49,900967vs

Every Big Ten Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked