by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Wrestling at Lehigh University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Lehigh plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Patriot League.
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The Lehigh men’s wrestling team lists 40 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 84 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 17 varsity sports Lehigh reports, wrestling comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Pat Santoro.
Among the school’s 17 sports, wrestling sits #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lehigh men’s wrestling program brought in $2,118,990 in revenue against $2,118,990 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $7,322 in operating expense per athlete, or $292,877 per team.
Among the school’s 17 sports, wrestling sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 995, wrestling sits below average at 985.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.