Division I · Big Ten Conference
Northwestern University Men's Wrestling
Evanston, IL · the Wildcats · Northwestern University overview
26
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 30
$2.3M
Team budget
84th percentile in Division I
$87,147
Per roster spot
median $35,030
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Northwestern University fields a men's wrestling team in the Big Ten 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 $2,265,838, well above the median of $1.2M — $87,147 per roster spot, top 10% 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 993, about the median of 980, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,880,630 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $56,796 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#13Team budgetof 76 · Division I#6Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#67Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#6APRof 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$2,265,838 for the year
- Operating expenses$235,631 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$87,147 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,880,630 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$56,796 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,863,790 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Storniolo 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
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 →9,157undergraduates · 23,203 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 51,769 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3026
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,265,838 $87,148 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,880,630
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,863,790
Cost
Full picture →$23,341net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,997
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northwestern 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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,341 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,157Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 17 | 35 | $162k | — | 76% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 19 | 38 | $226k | — | 5% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 25 | 29 | $293k | — | 90% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 47 | $210k | — | 58% | |
| Aurora University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 40 | 22 | $130k | — | 85% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 40 | 25 | $122k | — | 84% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 42 | 40 | $369k | — | 73% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 56 | 38 | $742k | 963 | 70% | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 70 | 20 | $125k | — | 60% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 77 | 37 | $144k | — | 83% | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 84 | 21 | $110k | — | 68% | |
| Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 111 | 41 | $540k | — | 95% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University 8 over cap | 38 | $6.6M | $174,681 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Iowa 9 over cap | 39 | $4M | $103,472 | 974 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University 4 over cap | 34 | $3.2M | $93,673 | 974 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 7 over cap | 37 | $3M | $80,818 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 5 over cap | 35 | $3M | $85,150 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1 over cap | 31 | $2.9M | $93,875 | 979 | vs | |
| Northwestern University room for 4 | 26 | $2.3M | $87,147 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 1 | 29 | $2.2M | $77,265 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 6 over cap | 36 | $2.1M | $57,817 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison room for 1 | 29 | $2M | $70,623 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park 1 over cap | 31 | $1.9M | $62,884 | 952 | vs | |
| Purdue University 4 over cap | 34 | $1.9M | $54,664 | 977 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington room for 2 | 28 | $1.8M | $63,829 | 967 | vs | |
| Michigan State University 8 over cap | 38 | $1.7M | $44,114 | 984 | vs |
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