Division I · Big 12 Conference
Kansas State University Women's Track & Field
Manhattan, KS · the Wildcats · Kansas State University overview
82
Roster
37 over the D-I cap of 45
$2.2M
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division I
$26,285
Per roster spot
median $10,430
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
998
APR
100% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Kansas State University fields a women's track & field team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 82 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $2,155,422, well above the median of $939k — $26,285 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women'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 (315 of 348 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,026,127 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,079 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 348 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#59Team budgetof 348 · Division I#35Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#223Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#38APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster82 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 37 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$2,155,422 for the year
- Operating expenses$502,897 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,285 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 992 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,026,127 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,079 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$427,484 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 players513,808 2024-25
- Division I roster spots33,139 348 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 16 6.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →82on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4582
37 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate998
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,155,422 $26,286 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,026,127
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $427,484
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.
Women's Track & Field program82 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
Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 48 | 132 | $637k | — | — | |
| Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 58 | 82 | $407k | — | 98% | |
| University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference | 73 | 141 | $3.5M | 974 | 88% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 104 | 66 | $340k | — | — | |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League | 108 | 89 | $756k | 989 | 75% | |
| Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 108 | 32 | $95k | — | 69% | |
| Wichita State University Division I · American Conference | 109 | 143 | $1.5M | 978 | 95% | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference | 113 | 122 | $3.7M | 985 | 77% | |
| Newman University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 113 | — | — | — | 48% | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 114 | 102 | $147k | — | 84% | |
| William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 116 | 48 | $286k | — | 34% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 121 | 101 | $665k | — | 86% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor University 86 over cap | 131 | $4.3M | $32,457 | 995 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University 104 over cap | 149 | $3.7M | $24,694 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 96 over cap | 141 | $3.5M | $24,473 | 974 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 110 over cap | 155 | $3.2M | $20,774 | 973 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University 139 over cap | 184 | $3.2M | $17,443 | 983 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University 67 over cap | 112 | $2.8M | $25,018 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Arizona 62 over cap | 107 | $2.6M | $24,438 | 975 | vs | |
| Iowa State University 79 over cap | 124 | $2.5M | $20,361 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Utah 48 over cap | 93 | $2.4M | $25,285 | 994 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 39 over cap | 84 | $2.3M | $26,989 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida 49 over cap | 94 | $2.2M | $23,877 | 989 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 37 over cap | 82 | $2.2M | $26,285 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati 44 over cap | 89 | $2.1M | $23,788 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder 33 over cap | 78 | $2.1M | $26,886 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Houston 79 over cap | 124 | $1.7M | $14,097 | 963 | vs | |
| West Virginia University 50 over cap | 95 | $1.1M | $11,644 | 985 | vs |
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