Division I · Big 12 Conference
University of Colorado Boulder Women's Track & Field
Boulder, CO · the Buffaloes · University of Colorado Boulder overview
78
Roster
33 over the D-I cap of 45
$2.1M
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division I
$26,886
Per roster spot
median $10,430
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
996
APR
100% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Colorado Boulder fields a women's track & field team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 78 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $2,097,126, well above the median of $939k — $26,886 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 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 996, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,183,674 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $31,073 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).
#64Team budgetof 348 · Division I#31Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#234Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#57APRof 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, 11 assistant
- Team expenses$2,097,126 for the year
- Operating expenses$381,034 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,886 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,183,674 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$31,073 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$492,231 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Carlson 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 →32,105undergraduates · 41,432 students in all
Women 45% Men 55%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 56,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1230 – 1420
ACT middle 50%28 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
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 Rate996
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,097,126 $26,886 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 11 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,183,674
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $492,231
Cost
Full picture →$22,640net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,556 in-state · $41,943 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 29 burglaries · 143 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Colorado Boulder
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 divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,640 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,105Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado School of Mines Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 18 | 38 | $234k | — | 60% | |
| Regis University (Colorado) Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 20 | 17 | $25k | — | 87% | |
| Colorado Christian University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 22 | 68 | $308k | — | — | |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 23 | 78 | $254k | — | 99% | |
| Colorado State University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 40 | 120 | $1.4M | 996 | 90% | |
| University of Northern Colorado Division I · Big Sky Conference | 41 | 99 | $780k | 990 | 86% | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy Division I · Mountain West Conference | 72 | — | — | 993 | 14% | |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 81 | 89 | $750k | — | 97% | |
| Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 84 | 39 | $220k | — | 20% | |
| University of Wyoming Division I · Mountain West Conference | 91 | 146 | $1.4M | 991 | 97% | |
| Colorado State University Pueblo Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 123 | 53 | $435k | — | 100% | |
| Western Colorado University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 134 | 166 | $437k | — | 97% |
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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