Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
Hofstra University Men's Wrestling
Hempstead, NY · the Pride · Hofstra University overview
27
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 30
$1.2M
Team budget
56th percentile in Division I
$45,120
Per roster spot
median $35,030
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
974
APR
96% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Hofstra University fields a men's wrestling team in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (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 $1,218,251, about the median of $1.2M — $45,120 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 974, about the median of 980, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,800,094 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,430 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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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$1,218,251 for the year
- Operating expenses$138,115 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,120 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 957 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,800,094 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,430 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$153,807 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| James Franco 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 →6,224undergraduates · 10,393 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 22,890 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1380
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 67%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3027
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate974
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,218,251 $45,120 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,800,094
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $153,807
Cost
Full picture →$35,687net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $55,450
Campus safety
Full picture →1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Men's Wrestling program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,687 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,224Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.06 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 7 | 35 | $728k | — | 90% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Centennial Conference | 11 | 31 | $224k | — | 32% | |
| Hunter College Division III · Independent | 19 | 18 | $54k | — | 54% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 31 | $768k | 998 | 4% | |
| New York University Division III · University Athletic Association | 21 | 34 | $301k | — | 9% | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 22 | 31 | $285k | — | 43% | |
| Felician University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 28 | 14 | $164k | — | 94% | |
| Kean University Division III · Independent | 33 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Independent | 38 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 40 | 58 | $550k | 993 | 68% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 47 | 37 | $3M | 980 | 65% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 50 | — | — | 987 | 14% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh University 10 over cap | 40 | $2.1M | $52,974 | 985 | vs | |
| Drexel University 7 over cap | 37 | $1.3M | $36,348 | 979 | vs | |
| American University room for 4 | 26 | $1.3M | $50,684 | 982 | vs | |
| Hofstra University room for 3 | 27 | $1.2M | $45,120 | 974 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 1 over cap | 31 | $1.2M | $39,015 | — | vs | |
| Bucknell University 1 over cap | 31 | $1.1M | $36,226 | 967 | vs | |
| Binghamton University room for 3 | 27 | $905k | $33,513 | 944 | vs | |
| Long Island University 5 over cap | 35 | $728k | $20,798 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 28 over cap | 58 | $550k | $9,476 | 993 | vs | |
| Franklin & Marshall College 5 over cap | 35 | $464k | $13,263 | 975 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs |
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