Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University Men's Wrestling
Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
40
Roster
10 over the D-I cap of 30
$1.3M
Team budget
59th percentile in Division I
$33,034
Per roster spot
median $35,030
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
956
APR
95% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Cornell University fields a men's wrestling team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, above the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,321,375, above the median of $1.2M — $33,034 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 10 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 956, about the median of 980, with 95% 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).
#32Team budgetof 76 · Division I#41Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#11Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#60APRof 76 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,321,375 for the year
- Operating expenses$201,584 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$33,034 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate956 multi-year; 927 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,023,995 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Grey 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 →16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3040
10 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate956
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,321,375 $33,034 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,023,995
Cost
Full picture →$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cornell 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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 2 | 33 | $247k | — | 70% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 18 | 51 | $232k | — | 51% | |
| Elmira College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 30 | 16 | $72k | — | 91% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 36 | 27 | $905k | 944 | 38% | |
| Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 68 | 31 | $223k | — | 82% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 70 | 20 | $129k | — | 80% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 70 | 32 | $197k | — | 68% | |
| Keystone College Division III · Independent | 71 | 10 | $105k | — | 80% | |
| State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 72 | 38 | $192k | — | 70% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 75 | 34 | $303k | — | 71% | |
| Utica University Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 76 | 16 | $155k | — | 87% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 81 | 21 | $119k | — | 85% |
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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