by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Wrestling at Bucknell University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Bucknell plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Patriot League.
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The Bucknell men’s wrestling team carries 31 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 47. The most recent cohort included 70 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 18 varsity sports Bucknell reports, wrestling comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Dan Wirnsberger.
Across the school’s 18 sports, wrestling sits #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Bucknell men’s wrestling program generated $1,123,012 in revenue against $1,123,012 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $4,452 in operating expense per athlete, or $138,007 per team.
Among the school’s 18 sports, wrestling ranks #10 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (967 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 992, wrestling sits above average at 996.
When Bucknell places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.