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Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin

Millikin University Men's Wrestling

Decatur, IL · the Big Blue · Millikin University overview
32
Roster
2024–25 season
$331k
Team budget
95th percentile in Division III
$10,343
Per roster spot
median $5,684
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Millikin University fields a men's wrestling team in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $330,995, well above the median of $156k — $10,343 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III men's wrestling programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III men's wrestling programs

Where this program sits against its 121 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$331k
Spend per player$10,343
Roster size32
Coaching staff5

Team budgets across the division

$50k$769k
this programevery Division III men's wrestling program

Roster sizes

565
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster32 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$330,995 for the year
  • Operating expenses$93,527 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$10,343 division median $5,684
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$54,374 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ryan Birt head coachHead Coachnot on file
Dejon GlasterAssistant Wrestling CoachOn file · sign in
Jason EckenrodAssistant Wrestling CoachOn file · sign in
Winston TaylorAssistant Wrestling Coachnot on file
Zac BlasioliVolunteer Assistant Wrestling CoachOn file · sign in
Jordan CarsonVolunteer Assistant Wrestling Coachnot on file
Joe FioreVolunteer Assistant Wrestling Coachnot on file
James BussWrestling Recruiting Coordinatornot on file
Joey JensAssistant Wrestling CoachOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school wrestling players300,214 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots3,647 121 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 82 1.2% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,570undergraduates · 1,659 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
None
54%admitted · of 4,009 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1170
ACT middle 50%14 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
59%

Men's Wrestling

Full picture →
32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$330,995 $10,344 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$54,374
$10,078net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$60,100
Average net price$10,078
Net price by family income
$0–30k$2,842
$30–48k$5,247
$48–75k$7,953
$75–110k$11,190
$110k and up$14,631
Tuition & fees
$43,570

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.63
Property1.05
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Visual & performing arts72 · 22%
Business59 · 18%
Education51 · 16%
Health professions & nursing36 · 11%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation22 · 7%

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Men's Wrestling programs within 150 miles

Millikin UniversityUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · 44 miIllinois Wesleyan University · 45 miBlackburn College · 61 miEureka College · 62 miSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville · 91 miMcKendree University · 96 miWabash College · 110 miPurdue University · 116 miMaryville University of Saint Louis · 116 miQuincy University · 128 miAurora University · 136 miIndiana University, Bloomington · 139 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference4436$2.1M98144%
Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin4518$77k—45%
Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference619$84k—80%
Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6218$86k—88%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Mid-American Conference9130$590k96997%
McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference9648$712k—64%
Wabash College Division III · Independent110———63%
Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference11634$1.9M97750%
Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference11632$697k—94%
Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference12844$565k—50%
Aurora University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin13622$130k—85%
Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference13928$1.8M96780%

Other men's wrestling programs in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Millikin University32$331k$10,343—vs
Wheaton College (Illinois)29$293k$10,111—vs
North Central College47$210k$4,465—vs
Elmhurst University35$162k$4,626—vs
Augustana College (Illinois)29$144k$4,967—vs
Aurora University22$130k$5,917—vs
Milwaukee School of Engineering20$125k$6,253—vs
Carthage College25$122k$4,867—vs
Concordia University Wisconsin21$110k$5,236—vs
Illinois Wesleyan University18$77k$4,268—vs

Every College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin men's wrestling program · Men's Wrestling budgets ranked