Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
American University Men's Wrestling
Washington, DC · the Eagles · American University overview
26
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 30
$1.3M
Team budget
57th percentile in Division I
$50,684
Per roster spot
median $35,030
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
982
APR
97% of players retained
47%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
American University fields a men's wrestling team in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,317,795, about the median of $1.2M — $50,684 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's wrestling programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 982, about the median of 980, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,758,227 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,615 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#33Team budgetof 76 · Division I#26Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#67Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#26APRof 76 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's wrestling program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,317,795 for the year
- Operating expenses$151,356 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$50,684 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 955 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,758,227 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,615 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$111,191 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Borrelli head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school wrestling players300,214 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,647 76 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 110 0.88% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →7,817undergraduates · 13,019 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →47%admitted · of 17,786 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3026
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate982
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,317,795 $50,684 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,758,227
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $111,191
Cost
Full picture →$40,189net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,543
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research American University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Wrestling program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions47% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$40,189 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,817Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Wrestling programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Independent | 3 | 36 | $152k | — | 81% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 9 | 31 | $1.9M | 952 | 45% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 14 | 26 | $912k | 955 | 89% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 33 | — | — | 996 | 9% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 37 | 16 | $201k | — | 8% | |
| Morgan State University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 39 | 31 | $1.2M | — | 83% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 45 | 28 | $141k | — | 84% | |
| Shenandoah University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 60 | 35 | $152k | — | 78% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 63 | 25 | $97k | — | 48% | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 72 | 40 | $99k | — | 94% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 81 | 22 | $155k | — | 86% | |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 83 | 31 | $256k | — | 89% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh University 10 over cap | 40 | $2.1M | $52,974 | 985 | vs | |
| Drexel University 7 over cap | 37 | $1.3M | $36,348 | 979 | vs | |
| American University room for 4 | 26 | $1.3M | $50,684 | 982 | vs | |
| Hofstra University room for 3 | 27 | $1.2M | $45,120 | 974 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 1 over cap | 31 | $1.2M | $39,015 | — | vs | |
| Bucknell University 1 over cap | 31 | $1.1M | $36,226 | 967 | vs | |
| Binghamton University room for 3 | 27 | $905k | $33,513 | 944 | vs | |
| Long Island University 5 over cap | 35 | $728k | $20,798 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 28 over cap | 58 | $550k | $9,476 | 993 | vs | |
| Franklin & Marshall College 5 over cap | 35 | $464k | $13,263 | 975 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs |
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