Division I · The Ivy League
Princeton University Men's Wrestling
Princeton, NJ · the Tigers · Princeton University overview
30
Roster
at the D-I cap of 30
$1.2M
Team budget
48th percentile in Division I
$38,977
Per roster spot
median $35,030
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
968
APR
96% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Princeton University fields a men's wrestling team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, below the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,169,327, about the median of $1.2M — $38,977 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's wrestling programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 968, about the median of 980, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#40Team budgetof 76 · Division I#33Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#49APRof 76 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,169,327 for the year
- Operating expenses$240,371 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$38,977 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,333,234 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Dubuque 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 →5,671undergraduates · 8,922 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 39,644 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3030
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate968
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,169,327 $38,978 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,333,234
Cost
Full picture →$19,811net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,710
Campus safety
Full picture →1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Princeton 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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,811 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,671Setting, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 6 | 48 | $1.2M | 981 | 79% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · Independent | 8 | 38 | $243k | — | 62% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 15 | 37 | $3M | 980 | 65% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 27 | 37 | $155k | — | 92% | |
| Kean University Division III · Independent | 32 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 32 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Centenary University (New Jersey) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 36 | 25 | $113k | — | 97% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 39 | 37 | $1.3M | 979 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 39 | 35 | $1.2M | 993 | 6% | |
| Lehigh University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 42 | 40 | $2.1M | 985 | 29% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 43 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 43 | 31 | $285k | — | 43% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University 10 over cap | 40 | $1.3M | $33,034 | 956 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 5 over cap | 35 | $1.2M | $34,292 | 993 | vs | |
| Princeton University at cap | 30 | $1.2M | $38,977 | 968 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 6 | 24 | $841k | $35,030 | 972 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 1 over cap | 31 | $768k | $24,785 | 998 | vs | |
| Harvard University 1 over cap | 31 | $634k | $20,440 | 980 | vs |
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