Lehigh University Men's Wrestling
Lehigh University fields a men's wrestling team in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, above the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,118,990, well above the median of $1.2M — $52,974 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's wrestling programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 10 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (54 of 76 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 980, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,205,275 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,098 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,118,990 for the year
- Operating expenses$292,877 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$52,974 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 940 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,205,275 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,098 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$332,661 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Dillon head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,118,990 $52,975 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,205,275
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $332,661
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $62,180
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Lehigh 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 37 | $228k | — | 64% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 22 | 34 | $260k | — | 95% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 24 | 37 | $155k | — | 92% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | 34 | $156k | — | 87% | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 48 | $275k | — | 93% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 33 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Centenary University (New Jersey) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 33 | 25 | $113k | — | 97% | |
| Alvernia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 36 | 36 | $150k | — | 62% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 37 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 38 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · Independent | 39 | 38 | $243k | — | 62% | |
| Rider University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 41 | 48 | $1.2M | 981 | 79% |
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 |
Every Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association men's wrestling program · Men's Wrestling budgets ranked