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Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference

Davenport University Men's Wrestling

Grand Rapids, MI · the Panthers · Davenport University overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$225k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division II
$9,359
Per roster spot
median $11,948
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Davenport University fields a men's wrestling team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, below the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $224,627, well below the median of $381k — $9,359 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's wrestling programs. The school gave $3,532,370 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,937 per roster spot.

Among Division II men's wrestling programs

Where this program sits against its 72 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$225k
Spend per player$9,359
Roster size24
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

$138k$1.2M
this programevery Division II men's wrestling program

Roster sizes

1162
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$224,627 for the year
  • Operating expenses$10,135 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$9,359 division median $11,948
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$3,532,370 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,937 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$67,505 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Scott Lucas head coachHead Coachnot 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 II roster spots2,441 72 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 120 0.81% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
3,833undergraduates · 4,848 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None
97%admitted · of 3,869 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
51%

Men's Wrestling

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24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$224,627 $9,359 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$3,532,370
Recruiting spend, men's
$67,505
$19,799net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$39,242
Average net price$19,799
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,021
$30–48k$25,217
$48–75k$23,986
$75–110k$17,614
$110k and up$24,791
Tuition & fees
$23,324

Campus safety

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1.45violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.45
Property0.62
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
48%of bachelor's degrees in business · 7 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business351 · 48%
Health professions & nursing214 · 29%
Computer & information sciences106 · 14%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation44 · 6%
Legal studies9 · 1%

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Men's Wrestling programs within 150 miles

Davenport UniversityGrand Valley State University · 20 miThe University of Olivet · 42 miMichigan State University · 54 miAlma College · 57 miAlbion College · 58 miCentral Michigan University · 64 miTrine University · 88 miUniversity of Michigan · 100 miAdrian College · 100 miCarthage College · 117 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Parkside · 119 miMilwaukee School of Engineering · 121 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference2041$540k—95%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4243$174k—97%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference5438$1.7M98484%
Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association5725$158k—66%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association5822$204k—83%
Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference6430$780k98291%
Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association8830$122k—85%
University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference10035$3M98018%
Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association10052$264k—68%
Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin11725$122k—84%
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference11940$369k—73%
Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin12120$125k—60%

Other men's wrestling programs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
McKendree University48$712k$14,824—vs
Maryville University of Saint Louis32$697k$21,788—vs
University of Indianapolis43$636k$14,792—vs
Quincy University44$565k$12,833—vs
Upper Iowa University33$553k$16,749—vs
Grand Valley State University41$540k$13,166—vs
Drury University33$460k$13,942—vs
Davenport University24$225k$9,359—vs

Every Great Lakes Valley Conference men's wrestling program · Men's Wrestling budgets ranked