by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Wrestling at Aurora University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Aurora is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.
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The Aurora men’s wrestling team carries 22 student athletes.
The Aurora women’s wrestling team lists 18 players.
Between the two teams, Aurora fields 40 wrestling athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Aurora sponsors, wrestling comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Justin Pearch.
The women’s wrestling program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time. At the helm is Justin Pearch.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 15 sports, wrestling ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Aurora men’s wrestling program reported $130,195 in revenue against $130,195 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $1,746 in operating expense per athlete, or $38,409 per team.
The Aurora women’s wrestling program reported $130,788 in revenue against $130,788 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $2,317 in operating expense per athlete, or $41,711 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $130,195 to the women’s $130,788 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, wrestling ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Aurora earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.