Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke University Men's Wrestling
Durham, NC · the Blue Devils · Duke University overview
27
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 30
$1.1M
Team budget
40th percentile in Division I
$39,022
Per roster spot
median $35,030
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Duke University fields a men's wrestling team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,053,610, below the median of $1.2M — $39,022 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's wrestling programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 991, about the median of 980, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,690,493 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $33,384 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#46Team budgetof 76 · Division I#31Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#63Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#11APRof 76 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,053,610 for the year
- Operating expenses$157,099 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$39,022 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 983 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$15,690,493 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$33,384 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,969,104 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Lanham 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 →6,488undergraduates · 17,112 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 46,365 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3027
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,053,610 $39,023 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $15,690,493
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,969,104
Cost
Full picture →$23,422net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,805
Campus safety
Full picture →1.12violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Duke 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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,422 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,488Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 37 | $2M | 989 | 19% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 36 | $2.1M | 987 | 40% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Southern Conference | 42 | 46 | $1.1M | 984 | 94% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 56 | $242k | — | 48% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 18 | $105k | — | 92% | |
| University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas | 73 | 31 | $438k | — | 78% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 88 | 24 | $207k | — | 100% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 92 | 62 | $236k | — | 92% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 98 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 100 | 23 | $105k | — | 95% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 109 | 55 | $230k | — | 80% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Southern Conference | 112 | 29 | $671k | 973 | 14% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 8 over cap | 38 | $2.6M | $68,989 | 965 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 6 over cap | 36 | $2.1M | $59,048 | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 7 over cap | 37 | $2M | $54,488 | 989 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 4 | 26 | $1.9M | $71,447 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 2 over cap | 32 | $1.8M | $57,688 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 7 over cap | 37 | $1.7M | $46,774 | 986 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 3 | 27 | $1.1M | $39,022 | 991 | vs |
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