Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference
Davenport University Women's Wrestling
Grand Rapids, MI · the Panthers · Davenport University overview
10
Roster
2024–25 season
$150k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division II
$15,029
Per roster spot
median $12,962
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Davenport University fields a women's wrestling team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, well below the median of 22, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $150,296, well below the median of $285k — $15,029 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's wrestling programs. The school gave $2,290,312 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,016 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 33 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#28Team budgetof 33 · Division II#9Spend per playerof 33 · Division II#32Roster sizeof 33 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's wrestling program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$150,296 for the year
- Operating expenses$5,086 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,029 division median $12,962
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,290,312 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,016 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$40,039 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Caitlin Cardenas head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 players74,064 2024-25
- Division II roster spots762 33 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 97 1.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; the women'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 →3,833undergraduates · 4,848 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 3,869 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Women's Wrestling
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $150,296 $15,030 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,290,312
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $40,039
Cost
Full picture →$19,799net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $23,324
Campus safety
Full picture →1.45violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →48%of bachelor's degrees in business · 7 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Davenport 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.
Women's Wrestling program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,799 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 48%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,833Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.45 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Wrestling programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 20 | 22 | $413k | — | 95% | |
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 57 | 18 | $145k | — | 66% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 14 | $137k | — | 83% | |
| Trine University Division III · Independent | 88 | 8 | $70k | — | 85% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Independent | 100 | 18 | $112k | — | 68% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 117 | 17 | $113k | — | 84% | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 121 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 128 | 24 | $134k | — | 91% | |
| Lakeland University Division III · Independent | 137 | 12 | $78k | — | 91% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 140 | 12 | $99k | — | 76% |
Other women's wrestling programs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Michigan University | 28 | $706k | $25,209 | — | vs | |
| McKendree University | 47 | $609k | $12,962 | — | vs | |
| Quincy University | 27 | $511k | $18,920 | — | vs | |
| Grand Valley State University | 22 | $413k | $18,770 | — | vs | |
| William Jewell College | 26 | $296k | $11,398 | — | vs | |
| Upper Iowa University | 16 | $167k | $10,412 | — | vs | |
| Davenport University | 10 | $150k | $15,029 | — | vs |
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