University of Southern California Men's Track & Field
University of Southern California fields a men's track & field team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 82 players, about the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $3,046,753, well above the median of $812k — $37,155 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 37 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 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,118,920 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $42,468 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
- Roster82 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 37 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$3,046,753 for the year
- Operating expenses$291,422 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$37,155 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$15,118,920 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$42,468 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$5,926,680 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Quincy Watts 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
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,046,753 $37,156 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $15,118,920
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $5,926,680
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Southern California
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · Independent | 7 | 38 | $140k | — | 92% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Independent | 8 | 52 | $286k | — | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 10 | 90 | $2.4M | 977 | 9% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 35 | $163k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 15 | 12 | $55k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 17 | 51 | $580k | — | 60% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 19 | 79 | $917k | 965 | 47% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 21 | 95 | $696k | 956 | 93% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Independent | 24 | 89 | $992k | — | 79% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · Independent | 24 | 17 | $124k | 1000 | 50% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 25 | 92 | $852k | 941 | 87% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 27 | 72 | $511k | — | 74% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked