Adams State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Adams State University is a public master's university in Alamosa, CO (town setting), with 1,576 undergraduates (59% women). Cost of attendance is $37,271 a year for out-of-state students and $25,199 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,800 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 27% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, kinesiology, parks & recreation, social sciences. The campus reported 2.76 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Adams State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 27%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,776 in-state · $21,848 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Adams State University
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.
Adams State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 36 | — | 3 | $283k | $7,848 | — | |
| Baseball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 44 | — | 1 | $345k | $7,849 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $550k | $34,369 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $612k | $50,994 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 130 | — | 1 | $1.2M | $8,905 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 7 | — | 2 | $52k | $7,413 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 38 | — | 1 | $293k | $7,719 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $235k | $6,907 | — | |
| Softball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $271k | $10,821 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $132k | $7,326 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $132k | $10,150 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 136 | — | 1 | $675k | $4,966 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 82 | — | 1 | $678k | $8,269 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $483k | $25,441 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 44 | — | 3 | $398k | $9,047 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 2 | $234k | $10,637 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.