Colorado Mesa 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.
Colorado Mesa University is a public baccalaureate college in Grand Junction, CO (city setting), with 8,711 undergraduates (53% women). It admitted 81% of 10,631 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 930–1180 on the SAT and 19–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $41,147 a year for out-of-state students and $26,547 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,076 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 47% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 0.89 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half 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 Colorado Mesa University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 47%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,712 in-state · $24,312 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Colorado Mesa 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.
Colorado Mesa University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 2 | $385k | $12,842 | — | |
| Baseball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 62 | — | 1 | $818k | $13,190 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $963k | $64,180 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $798k | $34,710 | — | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Independent | 20 | — | 2 | $281k | $14,026 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 171 | — | 1 | $1.8M | $10,536 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 2 | $250k | $20,840 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 2 | $187k | $17,044 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 55 | — | 2 | $494k | $8,975 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 38 | — | 3 | $433k | $11,389 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $475k | $12,850 | — | |
| Softball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $399k | $18,980 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 43 | — | 8 | $442k | $10,278 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $406k | $10,415 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Pacific West Conference | 11 | — | 2 | $217k | $19,761 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Pacific West Conference | 10 | — | 2 | $237k | $23,697 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 136 | — | 1 | $518k | $3,805 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 141 | — | 1 | $577k | $4,094 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $806k | $42,411 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 49 | — | 8 | $596k | $12,156 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 41 | — | 2 | $558k | $13,604 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.