Division I · Mid-American Conference
Rider University Men's Wrestling
Lawrenceville, NJ · the Broncs · Rider University overview
48
Roster
18 over the D-I cap of 30
$1.2M
Team budget
55th percentile in Division I
$25,372
Per roster spot
median $35,030
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
981
APR
97% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Rider University fields a men's wrestling team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, above the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,217,884, about the median of $1.2M — $25,372 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's wrestling programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 18 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 981, about the median of 980, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,771,181 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,968 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#35Team budgetof 76 · Division I#52Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#7Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#28APRof 76 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster48 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 18 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,217,884 for the year
- Operating expenses$147,239 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,372 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 973 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,771,181 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,968 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$55,086 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Hangey 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,244undergraduates · 4,083 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 9,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1310
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →48on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3048
18 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate981
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,217,884 $25,373 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,771,181
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $55,086
Cost
Full picture →$26,618net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,900
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rider 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 program48 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,618 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,244Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The College of New Jersey Division III · Independent | 2 | 38 | $243k | — | 62% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 6 | 30 | $1.2M | 968 | 4% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 22 | 37 | $3M | 980 | 65% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 22 | 37 | $155k | — | 92% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 26 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 33 | 37 | $1.3M | 979 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 33 | 35 | $1.2M | 993 | 6% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 37 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Kean University Division III · Independent | 38 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 38 | 34 | $156k | — | 87% | |
| Centenary University (New Jersey) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 40 | 25 | $113k | — | 97% | |
| Lehigh University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 41 | 40 | $2.1M | 985 | 29% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 36 over cap | 66 | $1.3M | $20,036 | — | vs | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania 36 over cap | 66 | $1.3M | $20,036 | — | vs | |
| Rider University 18 over cap | 48 | $1.2M | $25,372 | 981 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion 41 over cap | 71 | $1.2M | $16,666 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro 41 over cap | 71 | $1.2M | $16,666 | — | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 4 over cap | 34 | $1M | $29,437 | 975 | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 4 | 26 | $912k | $35,074 | 955 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University at cap | 30 | $780k | $26,006 | 982 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at cap | 30 | $590k | $19,681 | 969 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference men's wrestling program · Men's Wrestling budgets ranked