Division I · Mid-American Conference
Central Michigan University Men's Wrestling
Mount Pleasant, MI · the Chippewas · Central Michigan University overview
30
Roster
at the D-I cap of 30
$780k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$26,006
Per roster spot
median $35,030
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
982
APR
97% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Central Michigan University fields a men's wrestling team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, below the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $780,188, below the median of $1.2M — $26,006 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's wrestling programs. That is exactly 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 $3,868,501 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,746 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#59Team budgetof 76 · Division I#50Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#26APRof 76 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$780,188 for the year
- Operating expenses$172,612 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,006 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,868,501 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,746 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$404,366 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Bennett 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 →10,055undergraduates · 14,399 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 18,102 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1210
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3030
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate982
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $780,188 $26,006 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,868,501
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $404,366
Cost
Full picture →$15,826net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,312
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Central Michigan 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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,826 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,055Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 25 | $158k | — | 66% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 61 | 38 | $1.7M | 984 | 84% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 64 | 24 | $225k | — | 97% | |
| Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 71 | 41 | $540k | — | 95% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 80 | 43 | $174k | — | 97% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 93 | 22 | $204k | — | 83% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 105 | 35 | $3M | 980 | 18% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 122 | 52 | $264k | — | 68% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 136 | 30 | $122k | — | 85% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 36 over cap | 66 | $1.3M | $20,036 | — | vs | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania 36 over cap | 66 | $1.3M | $20,036 | — | vs | |
| Rider University 18 over cap | 48 | $1.2M | $25,372 | 981 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion 41 over cap | 71 | $1.2M | $16,666 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro 41 over cap | 71 | $1.2M | $16,666 | — | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 4 over cap | 34 | $1M | $29,437 | 975 | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 4 | 26 | $912k | $35,074 | 955 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University at cap | 30 | $780k | $26,006 | 982 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at cap | 30 | $590k | $19,681 | 969 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference men's wrestling program · Men's Wrestling budgets ranked