by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Wrestling at Iowa State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Iowa State competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The Iowa State men’s wrestling team fields 44 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 103. Academic data covers 110 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports Iowa State sponsors, wrestling sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Kevin Dresser.
Across the school’s 14 sports, wrestling sits #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Iowa State men’s wrestling program brought in $486,663 in revenue against $2,671,394 in expenses, coming up short by $2,184,731. This comes to about $9,857 in operating expense per athlete, or $433,702 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, wrestling sits #4 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, wrestling sits below average at 982.
If Iowa State earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.