Division I · The Ivy League
Columbia University-Barnard College Men's Wrestling
New York, NY · the Lions · Columbia University-Barnard College overview
31
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 30
$768k
Team budget
21st percentile in Division I
$24,785
Per roster spot
median $35,030
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
998
APR
100% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Columbia University-Barnard College fields a men's wrestling team in the The Ivy League (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 $768,339, below the median of $1.2M — $24,785 per roster spot, lower 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 998, about the median of 980, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#60Team budgetof 76 · Division I#53Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#48Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#2APRof 76 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$768,339 for the year
- Operating expenses$199,039 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,785 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$889,878 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Pritzlaff 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 →9,111undergraduates · 35,279 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 57,613 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3031
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate998
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $768,339 $24,785 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $889,878
Cost
Full picture →$20,869net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,171
Campus safety
Full picture →0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 169 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Columbia University-Barnard College
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 program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,869 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,111Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter College Division III · Independent | 3 | 18 | $54k | — | 54% | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 6 | 31 | $285k | — | 43% | |
| New York University Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | 34 | $301k | — | 9% | |
| Felician University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | 14 | $164k | — | 94% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Centennial Conference | 10 | 31 | $224k | — | 32% | |
| Kean University Division III · Independent | 17 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 19 | 35 | $728k | — | 90% | |
| Hofstra University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 20 | 27 | $1.2M | 974 | 71% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 33 | 37 | $3M | 980 | 65% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 40 | — | — | 987 | 14% | |
| Centenary University (New Jersey) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 46 | 25 | $113k | — | 97% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 47 | 58 | $550k | 993 | 68% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University 10 over cap | 40 | $1.3M | $33,034 | 956 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 5 over cap | 35 | $1.2M | $34,292 | 993 | vs | |
| Princeton University at cap | 30 | $1.2M | $38,977 | 968 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 6 | 24 | $841k | $35,030 | 972 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 1 over cap | 31 | $768k | $24,785 | 998 | vs | |
| Harvard University 1 over cap | 31 | $634k | $20,440 | 980 | vs |
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