Division I · Mountain West Conference
U.S. Air Force Academy Men's Track & Field
USAF Academy, CO · the Falcons · U.S. Air Force Academy overview
989
APR
99% of players retained
14%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
U.S. Air Force Academy fields a men's track & field team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 977, with 99% of players retained year to year.
Among Division I men's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 299 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Division I roster cap45 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Cole 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 →4,124undergraduates · 4,124 students in all
Women 29% Men 71%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →14%admitted · of 9,543 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1450
ACT middle 50%26 – 33
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
Cost
Full picture →Campus safety
Full picture →No campus safety figures on file.
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research U.S. Air Force Academy
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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions14% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid—Sticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 4,124Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety—Three 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 10 | 126 | $812k | — | 97% | |
| Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 41 | $237k | — | 20% | |
| Colorado Christian University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 50 | 94 | $356k | — | — | |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 51 | 92 | $260k | — | 99% | |
| Colorado State University Pueblo Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 51 | 98 | $461k | — | 100% | |
| Colorado School of Mines Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 54 | 64 | $320k | — | 60% | |
| Regis University (Colorado) Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 54 | 18 | $51k | — | 87% | |
| University of Colorado Boulder Division I · Big 12 Conference | 72 | 91 | $1.9M | 969 | 83% | |
| University of Northern Colorado Division I · Big Sky Conference | 97 | 110 | $484k | 978 | 86% | |
| Colorado State University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 109 | 125 | $1.3M | 976 | 90% | |
| Western Colorado University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 114 | 179 | $365k | — | 97% | |
| Adams State University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 119 | 136 | $675k | — | — |
Other men's track & field programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico 35 over cap | 80 | $1.3M | $16,359 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming 51 over cap | 96 | $1.1M | $11,783 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso 26 over cap | 71 | $1.1M | $15,451 | 941 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University 101 over cap | 146 | $1.1M | $7,344 | 977 | vs | |
| San Jose State University 36 over cap | 81 | $838k | $10,340 | 995 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 7 over cap | 52 | $446k | $8,586 | 981 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 989 | vs |
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