2023 Top Men's Wrestling Schools
31
Colleges
$37,252
Avg Tuition & Fees*
59%
Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Men's Wrestling ranking - to help you make that decision.
Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for Men's Wrestling athletes. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.
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Top Colleges in the U.S. for Men's Wrestling athletes
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Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best school for Men’s Wrestling athletes in this year’s ranking. University of Iowa is a large public school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 5,533 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at Iowa made $1,779,820 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 974.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Iowa also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling athletes list. This large public school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 7,289 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at Virginia Tech made $132,355 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 965.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling athletes list. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 1,426 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Wrestling team at Lehigh took home $1,713,215 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 985.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Lehigh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Lehigh University Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling athletes list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 9,150 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at UIUC made $352,369 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 981, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIUC also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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A rank of #5 on our list means Cornell University is a great place for Men’s Wrestling athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 4,219 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Wrestling team at Cornell brought home $1,083,614 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 956.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Cornell also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking, coming in at #6. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,494 students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Wrestling team at UNL took home $387,541 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 979, signifying that team members care about their grades.
UNL also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,092 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at Mizzou made $2,071,066 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Mizzou also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,969 students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Wrestling team at U-M took home $271,154 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U-M also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #9, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the large public school handed out 8,485 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Wrestling team at Rutgers New Brunswick brought home $2,237,253 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 980.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Rutgers New Brunswick also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Sports Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 8,508 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at UMN Twin Cities made $249,129 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 988, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. On top of its placing in this ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Sports Report
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,741 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Wrestling team at UW - Madison took home $307,705 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 997.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #12, Stanford University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 1,699 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at Stanford made $1,121,772 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. Stanford excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the large public school awarded 5,471 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at Pitt made $1,370,347 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. Pitt also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 4,757 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at University of Oklahoma made $481,605 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. University of Oklahoma excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Sports Report
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 8,676 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at Purdue made $156,016 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Purdue also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #16, Mercyhurst University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 549 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Wrestling team at Mercyhurst took home $511,391 in revenue.
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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking, coming in at #17.
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at Edinboro made $456,302 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 965.
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Cornell College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. Cornell College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Mount Vernon, Iowa that handed out 279 bachelor’s degrees in .
Cornell College brought in $278,176 while tallying up $243,505 in expenses for its Men’s Wrestling team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $34,671.
Cornell College also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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The University of Findlay came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. Findlay is a private not-for-profit institution located in Findlay, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 478 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Wrestling team at Findlay brought home $424,013 in revenue in a single year.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Roger Williams University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling list. Bristol, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 889 students in .
The team at RWU took home $148,003 in revenue and paid out $131,083 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $16,920 in profit.
On top of its placing in this ranking, RWU also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Roger Williams University Sports Report
With a ranking of #21, Ashland University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. Ashland is located in Ashland, Ohio and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 697 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at Ashland made $334,399 in revenue.
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Baldwin Wallace University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. Baldwin Wallace College is located in Berea, Ohio and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 738 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at Baldwin Wallace College made $230,722 in revenue.
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University of Indianapolis ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 947 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Wrestling team at UIndy brought home $614,265 in revenue in a single year.
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With a ranking of #24, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. Pitt Johnstown is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 491 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at Pitt Johnstown made $408,821 in revenue.
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McKendree University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling ranking. Lebanon, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 440 students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Wrestling team at McKendree took home $535,989 in revenue.
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