Division I · Big 12 Conference
Kansas State University Men's Track & Field
Manhattan, KS · the Wildcats · Kansas State University overview
72
Roster
27 over the D-I cap of 45
$2M
Team budget
84th percentile in Division I
$27,134
Per roster spot
median $9,136
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
966
APR
97% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Kansas State University fields a men's track & field team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 72 players, below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,953,680, well above the median of $812k — $27,134 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 27 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 966, about the median of 977, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,398,485 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,295 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).
#49Team budgetof 299 · Division I#30Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#212Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#203APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 45)
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The program
- Roster72 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 27 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,953,680 for the year
- Operating expenses$433,050 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,134 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate966 multi-year; 973 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,398,485 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,295 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,520,250 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Geopfert 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 →15,113undergraduates · 19,745 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 13,437 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →72on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4572
27 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate966
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,953,680 $27,134 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,398,485
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,520,250
Cost
Full picture →$18,745net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,942 in-state · $27,816 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kansas 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.
Men's Track & Field program72 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,745 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,113Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 48 | 167 | $879k | — | — | |
| Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 58 | 133 | $486k | — | 98% | |
| University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference | 73 | 145 | $3.1M | 975 | 88% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 104 | 67 | $321k | — | — | |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League | 108 | 99 | $624k | 968 | 75% | |
| Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 108 | 45 | $135k | — | 69% | |
| Wichita State University Division I · American Conference | 109 | 111 | $1.4M | 983 | 95% | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference | 113 | 111 | $3.3M | 982 | 77% | |
| Newman University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 113 | — | — | — | 48% | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 114 | 162 | $222k | — | 84% | |
| William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 116 | 57 | $212k | — | 34% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 121 | 136 | $762k | — | 86% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech University 71 over cap | 116 | $3.5M | $30,596 | 959 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 100 over cap | 145 | $3.1M | $21,415 | 975 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 83 over cap | 128 | $3.1M | $23,991 | 965 | vs | |
| Baylor University 32 over cap | 77 | $3M | $39,129 | 988 | vs | |
| Iowa State University 84 over cap | 129 | $2.5M | $19,639 | 972 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University 64 over cap | 109 | $2.4M | $21,590 | 956 | vs | |
| University of Arizona 34 over cap | 79 | $2.3M | $28,762 | 997 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University room for 9 | 36 | $2M | $56,546 | 976 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 27 over cap | 72 | $2M | $27,134 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder 46 over cap | 91 | $1.9M | $20,535 | 969 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 36 over cap | 81 | $1.8M | $22,761 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Houston 90 over cap | 135 | $1.7M | $12,948 | 959 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati 21 over cap | 66 | $1.1M | $17,262 | 985 | vs |
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