by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Wrestling at Northwestern University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Northwestern plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Northwestern men’s wrestling team lists 26 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 71. The most recent cohort included 77 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 16 varsity sports Northwestern reports, wrestling comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Matthew Storniolo.
Among the school’s 16 sports, wrestling sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Northwestern men’s wrestling program generated $1,630,553 in revenue against $2,265,838 in expenses, running a deficit of $635,285. Per athlete, that is about $9,063 in operating expense per athlete, or $235,631 per team.
Among the school’s 16 sports, wrestling ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 996, wrestling sits above average at 996.
When Northwestern places on one of our 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.