by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Wrestling at Northern Illinois University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. NIU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The NIU men’s wrestling team fields 38 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 114. The most recent cohort included 105 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports NIU reports, wrestling comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Ludwig.
Among the school’s 14 sports, wrestling ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NIU men’s wrestling program generated $742,143 in revenue against $742,143 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $5,059 in operating expense per athlete, or $192,233 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, wrestling sits #9 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 (963 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 985, wrestling sits below average at 970.
If NIU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.