by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Wrestling at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Rutgers New Brunswick plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Rutgers New Brunswick men’s wrestling team fields 37 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 80. The most recent cohort included 87 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 18 varsity sports Rutgers New Brunswick sponsors, wrestling sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Scott Goodale.
Across the school’s 18 sports, wrestling sits #10 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Rutgers New Brunswick men’s wrestling program generated $2,990,269 in revenue against $2,990,269 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $14,069 in operating expense per athlete, or $520,557 per team.
Among the school’s 18 sports, wrestling sits #10 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, wrestling sits below average at 987.
If Rutgers New Brunswick earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.