Division I · Big 12 Conference
Oklahoma State University Women's Track & Field
Stillwater, OK · the Cowboys and Cowgirls · Oklahoma State University overview
184
Roster
139 over the D-I cap of 45
$3.2M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$17,443
Per roster spot
median $10,430
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
983
APR
98% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Oklahoma State University fields a women's track & field team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 184 players, well above the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $3,209,619, well above the median of $939k — $17,443 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 139 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 983, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,937,455 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,839 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).
#29Team budgetof 348 · Division I#85Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#5Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#199APRof 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
- Roster184 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 139 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$3,209,619 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,123,023 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,443 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,937,455 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,839 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$583,349 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 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 →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%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →184on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45184
139 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate983
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,209,619 $17,444 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,937,455
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $583,349
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.
Women's Track & Field program184 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
Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Central Oklahoma Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 39 | 56 | $360k | — | 82% | |
| Oklahoma Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 42 | 58 | $437k | — | 97% | |
| Southern Nazarene University Division II · Great American Conference | 53 | 26 | $138k | — | — | |
| Oklahoma Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 53 | 75 | $712k | — | 56% | |
| Oral Roberts University Division I · The Summit League | 63 | 65 | $614k | 974 | 99% | |
| The University of Tulsa Division I · American Conference | 63 | 32 | $565k | 995 | 58% | |
| University of Oklahoma Division I · Southeastern Conference | 67 | 130 | $3.7M | 988 | 77% | |
| Rogers State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 81 | 76 | $381k | — | — | |
| East Central University Division II · Great American Conference | 96 | 35 | $309k | — | 66% | |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference | 100 | 67 | $262k | — | 66% | |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference | 100 | 28 | $211k | — | 100% | |
| Newman University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 108 | — | — | — | 48% |
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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