Division I · Big Ten Conference
Purdue University Men's Wrestling
West Lafayette, IN · the Boilermakers · Purdue University overview
34
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 30
$1.9M
Team budget
72nd percentile in Division I
$54,664
Per roster spot
median $35,030
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
977
APR
97% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Purdue University fields a men's wrestling team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, about the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,858,585, well above the median of $1.2M — $54,664 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 4 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 977, about the median of 980, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,893,890 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,994 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#22Team budgetof 76 · Division I#23Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#40Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#38APRof 76 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's wrestling program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster34 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,858,585 for the year
- Operating expenses$489,285 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$54,664 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,893,890 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,994 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,330,766 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Ersland 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 →39,864undergraduates · 52,905 students in all
Women 42% Men 58%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 73,083 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1460
ACT middle 50%27 – 34
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3034
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate977
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,858,585 $54,664 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,893,890
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,330,766
Cost
Full picture →$12,421net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,992 in-state · $28,794 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 68 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Purdue 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 program34 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,421 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 39,864Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.47 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash College Division III · Independent | 27 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 65 | 43 | $636k | — | 73% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 40 | $151k | — | 91% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | 36 | $2.1M | 981 | 44% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 90 | 28 | $1.8M | 967 | 80% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 100 | 38 | $226k | — | 5% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 109 | 18 | $77k | — | 45% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 113 | 47 | $210k | — | 58% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 115 | 35 | $162k | — | 76% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 116 | 32 | $331k | — | 54% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 117 | 29 | $293k | — | 90% | |
| Aurora University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 118 | 22 | $130k | — | 85% |
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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