Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Gannon University Men's Wrestling
Erie, PA · the Golden Knights · Gannon University overview
51
Roster
2024–25 season
$498k
Team budget
70th percentile in Division II
$9,765
Per roster spot
median $11,948
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
77%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Gannon University fields a men's wrestling team in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 51 players, well above the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $498,049, above the median of $381k — $9,765 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's wrestling programs. The school gave $3,349,100 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,908 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 72 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#22Team budgetof 72 · Division II#50Spend per playerof 72 · Division II#3Roster sizeof 72 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's wrestling program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster51 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$498,049 for the year
- Operating expenses$100,935 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,765 division median $11,948
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,349,100 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,908 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$84,132 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Boyd head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jeff Boyd | Assistant Men's Wrestling Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zack Schafer | Volunteer Assistant Men's Wrestling Coach | not on file |
| Hayden Butterfield | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jared Merritt | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Rocco Wellek | Volunteer Assistant 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 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.Campus
Full picture →2,920undergraduates · 4,548 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 6,331 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →51on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $498,049 $9,766 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,349,100
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $84,132
Cost
Full picture →$23,942net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $37,951
Campus safety
Full picture →0.8violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →34%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gannon 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 program51 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,942 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 34%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,920Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Independent | 2 | 22 | $240k | — | 83% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 5 | 26 | $68k | — | 96% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 42 | — | — | — | — | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 52 | 30 | $123k | — | 71% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 66 | 29 | $364k | — | 64% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 74 | 14 | $50k | — | 91% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 79 | 12 | $80k | — | 93% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 86 | 30 | $179k | — | 81% | |
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 89 | 26 | $201k | — | 29% | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 89 | 34 | $1M | 975 | 69% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 100 | 24 | $182k | — | 80% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 105 | 29 | $346k | — | 77% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown | 37 | $508k | $13,718 | — | vs | |
| Gannon University | 51 | $498k | $9,765 | — | vs | |
| Seton Hill University | 28 | $342k | $12,196 | — | vs | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 48 | $275k | $5,739 | — | vs | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 34 | $260k | $7,640 | — | vs | |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 31 | $256k | $8,268 | — | vs | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 22 | $155k | $7,030 | — | vs |
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