Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Notre Dame Men's Track & Field
Notre Dame, IN · the Fighting Irish · University of Notre Dame overview
130
Roster
85 over the D-I cap of 45
$2.6M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$20,338
Per roster spot
median $9,136
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
12%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Notre Dame fields a men's track & field team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 130 players, above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,644,002, well above the median of $812k — $20,338 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 85 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 1000, about the median of 977, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $18,224,011 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $37,730 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).
#27Team budgetof 299 · Division I#53Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#44Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#1APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster130 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 85 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,644,002 for the year
- Operating expenses$682,959 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$20,338 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$18,224,011 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,730 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,848,525 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Sparks 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 →8,968undergraduates · 13,174 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →12%admitted · of 28,353 applicants
SAT middle 50%1440 – 1540
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →130on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45130
85 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,644,002 $20,338 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $18,224,011
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,848,525
Cost
Full picture →$29,083net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,693
Campus safety
Full picture →0.95violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 45 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Notre Dame
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 program130 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions12% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,083 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,968Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.95 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 45 | 96 | $330k | 996 | 92% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 52 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 54 | 60 | $67k | — | 91% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 64 | 126 | $78k | — | 85% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 56 | $149k | — | 71% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 70 | 170 | $264k | — | 5% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 71 | 48 | $531k | 957 | 41% | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League | 71 | 45 | $169k | — | 86% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 72 | 25 | $36k | — | 55% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 72 | 49 | $251k | — | 94% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 73 | 79 | $1.2M | 986 | 74% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 74 | 73 | $306k | 976 | 79% |
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