by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Wrestling at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Penn State University Park competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Penn State University Park men’s wrestling team fields 38 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 65 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 19 varsity sports Penn State University Park reports, wrestling ranks #10 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Cael Sanderson.
Across the school’s 19 sports, wrestling ranks #11 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Penn State University Park men’s wrestling program generated $5,666,228 in revenue against $6,637,879 in expenses, a net loss of $971,651. Per athlete, that is about $28,998 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,101,935 per team.
Against the school’s 19 sports, wrestling ranks #4 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, wrestling sits below average at 983.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.