Division I · Big 12 Conference
Oklahoma State University Men's Track & Field
Stillwater, OK · the Cowboys and Cowgirls · Oklahoma State University overview
36
Roster
room for 9 under the cap of 45
$2M
Team budget
86th percentile in Division I
$56,546
Per roster spot
median $9,136
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
976
APR
98% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Oklahoma State University fields a men's track & field team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, well below the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $2,035,662, well above the median of $812k — $56,546 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's track & field programs. That leaves room for 9 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 976, about the median of 977, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,500,279 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,902 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).
#44Team budgetof 299 · Division I#1Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#272Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#144APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 9
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$2,035,662 for the year
- Operating expenses$633,987 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$56,546 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,500,279 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,902 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,869,738 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Smith 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 →21,354undergraduates · 26,043 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 19,612 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1240
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →36on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4536
room for 9
Academic Progress Rate976
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,035,662 $56,546 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,500,279
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,869,738
Cost
Full picture →$18,291net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,110 in-state · $25,630 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 28 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Oklahoma 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 program36 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,291 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 21,354Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 42 | 107 | $501k | — | 97% | |
| Southern Nazarene University Division II · Great American Conference | 53 | 35 | $56k | — | — | |
| Oklahoma Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 53 | 117 | $679k | — | 56% | |
| Oral Roberts University Division I · The Summit League | 63 | 92 | $582k | 985 | 99% | |
| The University of Tulsa Division I · American Conference | 63 | 32 | $489k | 985 | 58% | |
| University of Oklahoma Division I · Southeastern Conference | 67 | 93 | $3.6M | 963 | 77% | |
| Rogers State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 81 | 83 | $329k | — | — | |
| East Central University Division II · Great American Conference | 96 | 47 | $355k | — | 66% | |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference | 100 | 78 | $214k | — | 66% | |
| Newman University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 108 | — | — | — | 48% | |
| Wichita State University Division I · American Conference | 111 | 111 | $1.4M | 983 | 95% | |
| Cameron University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 130 | 34 | $214k | — | — |
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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