Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference
Penn State University, Altoona Men's Wrestling
Altoona, PA · the Lions · Penn State University, Altoona overview
5
Roster
2024–25 season
$59k
Team budget
2nd percentile in Division III
$11,757
Per roster spot
median $5,684
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Penn State University, Altoona fields a men's wrestling team in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 5 players, well below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $58,786, well below the median of $156k — $11,757 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).
#119Team budgetof 121 · Division III#5Spend per playerof 121 · Division III#121Roster sizeof 121 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster5 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$58,786 for the year
- Operating expenses$21,767 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,757 division median $5,684
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$8,135 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brinton T Simington head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- 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.Campus
Full picture →2,421undergraduates · 2,421 students in all
Women 46% Men 54%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 7,134 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1260
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 18%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →5on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $58,786 $11,757 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $8,135
Cost
Full picture →$22,506net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,944 in-state · $26,668 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.95violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's
Research Penn State University, Altoona
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 program5 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,506 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,421Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.95 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 37 | $508k | — | 96% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 34 | 38 | $6.6M | 986 | 54% | |
| Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 55 | 28 | $150k | — | 59% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 57 | 22 | $155k | — | 86% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 62 | 28 | $342k | — | 76% | |
| Frostburg State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 68 | 45 | $274k | — | 89% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 79 | 25 | $97k | — | 48% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 79 | 36 | $108k | — | 78% | |
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 80 | — | — | — | 70% | |
| University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 81 | 32 | $1.8M | 979 | 50% | |
| Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 84 | — | — | — | 98% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division I · Mid-American Conference | 85 | 71 | $1.2M | — | 94% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the State University of New York Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 34 | $303k | $8,925 | — | vs | |
| Ithaca College | 33 | $247k | $7,474 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at Cortland | 51 | $232k | $4,547 | — | vs | |
| Alfred State College | 31 | $223k | $7,201 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at Brockport | 37 | $213k | $5,762 | — | vs | |
| St. John Fisher University | 32 | $197k | $6,170 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at Oneonta | 38 | $192k | $5,042 | — | vs | |
| Utica University | 16 | $155k | $9,712 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at Oswego | 20 | $129k | $6,463 | — | vs | |
| Elmira College | 16 | $72k | $4,495 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Altoona | 5 | $59k | $11,757 | — | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford | 14 | $50k | $3,587 | — | vs |
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