by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Wrestling at University of Missouri-Columbia, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Mizzou is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Mizzou men’s wrestling team lists 40 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 144. The most recent cohort included 110 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports Mizzou reports, wrestling ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Brian Smith.
Across the school’s 15 sports, wrestling ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mizzou men’s wrestling program reported $2,649,631 in revenue against $2,649,631 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $12,448 in operating expense per athlete, or $497,917 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, wrestling sits #9 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, wrestling comes in above the pack at 995.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.