Division I · Mid-American Conference
George Mason University Men's Wrestling
Fairfax, VA · the Patriots · George Mason University overview
26
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 30
$912k
Team budget
31st percentile in Division I
$35,074
Per roster spot
median $35,030
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
955
APR
96% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
George Mason University fields a men's wrestling team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $911,939, below the median of $1.2M — $35,074 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's wrestling programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 955, about the median of 980, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,539,493 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,924 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#53Team budgetof 76 · Division I#36Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#67Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#61APRof 76 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$911,939 for the year
- Operating expenses$216,395 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,074 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 932 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,539,493 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,924 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$282,334 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Beasley 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 →27,666undergraduates · 39,527 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 22,579 applicants
SAT middle 50%1140 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3026
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate955
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $911,939 $35,075 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,539,493
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $282,334
Cost
Full picture →$18,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,815 in-state · $37,979 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.54violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 39 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 27,666Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.54 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Independent | 11 | 36 | $152k | — | 81% | |
| American University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 14 | 26 | $1.3M | 982 | 47% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 22 | 31 | $1.9M | 952 | 45% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 46 | — | — | 996 | 9% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 50 | 16 | $201k | — | 8% | |
| Shenandoah University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 51 | 35 | $152k | — | 78% | |
| Morgan State University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 52 | 31 | $1.2M | — | 83% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 28 | $141k | — | 84% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 70 | 25 | $97k | — | 48% | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 83 | 40 | $99k | — | 94% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 85 | 37 | $1.7M | 986 | 17% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 85 | 22 | $155k | — | 86% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 36 over cap | 66 | $1.3M | $20,036 | — | vs | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania 36 over cap | 66 | $1.3M | $20,036 | — | vs | |
| Rider University 18 over cap | 48 | $1.2M | $25,372 | 981 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion 41 over cap | 71 | $1.2M | $16,666 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro 41 over cap | 71 | $1.2M | $16,666 | — | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 4 over cap | 34 | $1M | $29,437 | 975 | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 4 | 26 | $912k | $35,074 | 955 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University at cap | 30 | $780k | $26,006 | 982 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at cap | 30 | $590k | $19,681 | 969 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference men's wrestling program · Men's Wrestling budgets ranked