by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Wrestling at Kent State University at Kent, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Kent State is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The Kent State men’s wrestling team carries 39 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 115. The most recent cohort included 131 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports Kent State reports, wrestling ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Josh Moore.
Across the school’s 14 sports, wrestling ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Kent State men’s wrestling program reported $969,877 in revenue against $969,877 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,028 in operating expense per athlete, or $118,081 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, wrestling sits #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 967 (946 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 67%. The program kept 94% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, wrestling sits below average at 967.
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