Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
University of North Carolina Wilmington Men's Track & Field
Wilmington, NC · the Seahawks · University of North Carolina Wilmington overview
39
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 45
$275k
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$7,042
Per roster spot
median $9,136
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
995
APR
97% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of North Carolina Wilmington fields a men's track & field team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $274,659, well below the median of $812k — $7,042 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's track & field programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 977, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,450,775 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,290 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).
#269Team budgetof 299 · Division I#202Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#271Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#31APRof 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
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$274,659 for the year
- Operating expenses$100,064 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,042 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,450,775 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,290 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$125,554 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Klaves 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 →14,494undergraduates · 17,987 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 17,370 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1360
ACT middle 50%24 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4539
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate995
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $274,659 $7,043 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,450,775
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $125,554
Cost
Full picture →$18,606net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,317 in-state · $22,985 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.96violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of North Carolina Wilmington
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 program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,606 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,494Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.96 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas | 69 | 104 | $773k | — | 78% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 72 | 45 | $781k | 974 | 80% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 82 | 142 | $146k | — | 92% | |
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 85 | 35 | $84k | — | 75% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 95 | 68 | $572k | 968 | 94% | |
| East Carolina University Division I · American Conference | 100 | 69 | $865k | 961 | 90% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 102 | 52 | $162k | — | 82% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 104 | 18 | $112k | — | 96% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 117 | 96 | $1.9M | 993 | 40% | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 124 | 11 | $39k | — | 78% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 126 | 23 | $103k | — | 97% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 134 | 24 | $183k | 968 | 90% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University 84 over cap | 129 | $1.4M | $10,649 | 995 | vs | |
| Monmouth University 112 over cap | 157 | $1.2M | $7,825 | 979 | vs | |
| William & Mary 52 over cap | 97 | $1M | $10,483 | 988 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University 60 over cap | 105 | $883k | $8,406 | 971 | vs | |
| Campbell University 23 over cap | 68 | $572k | $8,417 | 968 | vs | |
| Hofstra University room for 1 | 44 | $433k | $9,830 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stony Brook University 44 over cap | 89 | $432k | $4,851 | 1000 | vs | |
| Hampton University room for 18 | 27 | $351k | $13,001 | 961 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington room for 6 | 39 | $275k | $7,042 | 995 | vs |
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