Division I · Big 12 Conference
Iowa State University · Athletics
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15
Programs on the site
of the sports Iowa sponsors
591
Roster spots
$67M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$9.9M
Athletic aid
$4.7M women's · $5.1M men's
$1.5M
Recruiting spend
$482k women's · $976k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big 12 Conference | 36 | 8 over | 5 | $1.9M | $52,859 | 995 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 15 | at cap | 8 | $10M | $692,184 | 949 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $5.3M | $352,187 | 985 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 8 | — | — | 985 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Big 12 Conference | 135 | 30 over | 1 | $32M | $239,536 | 979 | |
| Men's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $1.2M | $144,847 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 6 | room 3 | 2 | $1.3M | $216,378 | 995 | |
| Softball | Big 12 Conference | 24 | room 1 | 5 | $2M | $81,682 | 987 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big 12 Conference | 27 | room 3 | 3 | $1.7M | $61,967 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $1.2M | $145,688 | 993 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 129 | 84 over | 8 | $2.5M | $19,639 | 972 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 124 | 79 over | 8 | $2.5M | $20,361 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 20 | 2 over | 5 | $2.3M | $112,549 | 978 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big 12 Conference | 44 | 14 over | 1 | $2.7M | $60,713 | 984 |
The department
- Athletics directorJamie Pollard
- Sports informationMatt Shoultz
- NicknameCyclones
- NCAA member since9/1/1908
- Primary conferenceBig 12 Conference
- Athletics sitecyclones.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$17,033 $4.7M across 278 spots
- Men's teams$15,471 $5.1M across 331 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
#7Assistant pay, women'sof 360 · Division I#24HC pay, men'sof 360 · Division I#27HC pay, women'sof 360 · Division I#28Assistant pay, men'sof 360 · Division I
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