by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Wrestling at West Virginia University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WVU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The WVU men’s wrestling team fields 38 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 88. The NCAA tracked 67 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 16 varsity sports WVU sponsors, wrestling ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Tim Flynn.
Among the school’s 16 sports, wrestling sits #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WVU men’s wrestling program generated $978,142 in revenue against $978,142 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $5,058 in operating expense per athlete, or $192,218 per team.
Against the school’s 16 sports, wrestling ranks #8 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. It retained 94% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 990, wrestling comes in above the pack at 992.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.