by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Wrestling at George Mason University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. GMU is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The GMU men’s wrestling team fields 26 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. The NCAA tracked 71 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 15 varsity sports GMU reports, wrestling sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Frank Beasley.
Among the school’s 15 sports, wrestling sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The GMU men’s wrestling program brought in $911,939 in revenue against $911,939 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $8,323 in operating expense per athlete, or $216,395 per team.
Among the school’s 15 sports, wrestling ranks #7 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (955 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 59%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 987, wrestling lands below the pack at 984.
If GMU 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.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.