Division I · Mountain West Conference
San Jose State University Women's Track & Field
San Jose, CA · the Spartans · San Jose State University overview
78
Roster
33 over the D-I cap of 45
$858k
Team budget
44th percentile in Division I
$10,999
Per roster spot
median $10,430
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
946
APR
96% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
San Jose State University fields a women's track & field team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 78 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $857,960, about the median of $939k — $10,999 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 33 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 946, about the median of 987, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,014,662 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,560 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).
#197Team budgetof 348 · Division I#161Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#234Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#320APRof 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
- Roster78 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 33 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$857,960 for the year
- Operating expenses$221,462 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,999 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate946 multi-year; 944 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,014,662 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,560 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$150,068 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Ryan 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 →27,111undergraduates · 36,062 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 35,780 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →78on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4578
33 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate946
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $857,960 $10,999 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,014,662
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $150,068
Cost
Full picture →$13,833net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,992 in-state · $19,872 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research San Jose 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 program78 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,833 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 27,111Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 3 | 18 | $65k | 1000 | 44% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 17 | 41 | $1.8M | 993 | 4% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 36 | $309k | — | 97% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 26 | 103 | $262k | — | 63% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 37 | 32 | $179k | 1000 | 89% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 42 | 34 | $274k | — | 96% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 42 | 116 | $2.1M | 996 | 12% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 44 | 87 | $1.8M | 986 | 51% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 48 | 34 | $281k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 54 | 15 | $70k | 1000 | 95% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 56 | 20 | $153k | — | 96% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii, Manoa 62 over cap | 107 | $1.9M | $17,676 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas 74 over cap | 119 | $1.7M | $13,995 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno 56 over cap | 101 | $1.4M | $14,174 | 977 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico 95 over cap | 140 | $1.4M | $10,089 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming 101 over cap | 146 | $1.4M | $9,262 | 991 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 84 over cap | 129 | $1.3M | $10,211 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso 28 over cap | 73 | $1.3M | $17,746 | 974 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University 60 over cap | 105 | $1M | $9,818 | 986 | vs | |
| San Jose State University 33 over cap | 78 | $858k | $10,999 | 946 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 993 | vs |
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