Western Colorado University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Western Colorado University is a public master's university in Gunnison, CO (town setting), with 3,569 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 97% of 3,283 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1000–1240 on the SAT and 21–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $38,751 a year for out-of-state students and $26,151 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,709 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 51% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in kinesiology, parks & recreation, biological sciences, business. The campus reported 1.49 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Western Colorado University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,083 in-state · $23,683 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Western Colorado 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.
Western Colorado University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 39 | — | 4 | $363k | $9,317 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $609k | $38,060 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $621k | $38,825 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 147 | — | 1 | $2.1M | $14,433 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $410k | $12,057 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 179 | — | 1 | $365k | $2,038 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 166 | — | 1 | $437k | $2,633 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $461k | $27,128 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 49 | — | 4 | $1.2M | $23,546 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.