by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Wrestling at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UIUC plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UIUC men’s wrestling team fields 36 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 68. The NCAA tracked 85 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 15 varsity sports UIUC sponsors, wrestling ranks #5 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. The head coach is Jeremy Hunter.
Among the school’s 15 sports, wrestling sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UIUC men’s wrestling program generated $270,972 in revenue against $2,081,420 in expenses, running a deficit of $1,810,448. That works out to about $7,946 in operating expense per athlete, or $286,051 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, wrestling ranks #9 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, wrestling comes in above the pack at 993.
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