Bucknell University Men's Wrestling
Bucknell University fields a men's wrestling team in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, below the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,123,012, about the median of $1.2M — $36,226 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's wrestling programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (54 of 76 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 967, about the median of 980, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,667,603 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,352 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,123,012 for the year
- Operating expenses$138,007 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,226 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 905 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,667,603 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,352 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$290,116 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Wirnsberger head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's wrestling recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,123,012 $36,226 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,667,603
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $290,116
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Bucknell 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · Independent | 21 | 36 | $136k | — | — | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Independent | 21 | 30 | $256k | — | 68% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division I · Mid-American Conference | 23 | 66 | $1.3M | — | 95% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division I · Mid-American Conference | 23 | 66 | $1.3M | — | 95% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 38 | $6.6M | 986 | 54% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 55 | 21 | $119k | — | 85% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 55 | 36 | $108k | — | 78% | |
| Wilkes University Division III · Independent | 55 | 37 | $245k | — | 91% | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 56 | 37 | $105k | — | 93% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Independent | 58 | 32 | $135k | — | 77% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 65 | 34 | $260k | — | 95% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 65 | — | — | — | 86% |
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 |
Every Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association men's wrestling program · Men's Wrestling budgets ranked