Division I · Mid-American Conference
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Men's Wrestling
Edwardsville, IL · the Cougars · Southern Illinois University Edwardsville overview
30
Roster
at the D-I cap of 30
$590k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division I
$19,681
Per roster spot
median $35,030
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
969
APR
97% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville fields a men's wrestling team in the Mid-American Conference (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 $590,442, well below the median of $1.2M — $19,681 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 969, about the median of 980, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,540,382 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,955 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#68Team budgetof 76 · Division I#64Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#48APRof 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
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$590,442 for the year
- Operating expenses$125,994 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,681 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 965 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,540,382 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,955 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$70,518 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Daryl Thomas 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 →8,975undergraduates · 12,045 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 8,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1160
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
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 Rate969
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $590,442 $19,681 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,540,382
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $70,518
Cost
Full picture →$15,182net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,025
Campus safety
Full picture →0.34violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Men's Wrestling program30 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$15,182 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,975Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16 | 48 | $712k | — | 64% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 32 | $697k | — | 94% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 9 | $84k | — | 80% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 91 | 32 | $331k | — | 54% | |
| Westminster College (Missouri) Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 105 | 21 | $79k | — | 78% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 108 | 44 | $565k | — | 50% | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Big 12 Conference | 126 | 40 | $2.6M | 989 | 77% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 129 | 18 | $77k | — | 45% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 131 | 36 | $2.1M | 981 | 44% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 138 | 18 | $86k | — | 88% |
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 |
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