Stanford University Men's Wrestling
Stanford University fields a men's wrestling team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,857,647, well above the median of $1.2M — $71,447 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's wrestling programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 980, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $19,645,560 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $51,293 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,857,647 for the year
- Operating expenses$403,412 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$71,447 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$19,645,560 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$51,293 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,703,976 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Ayres head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,857,647 $71,448 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $19,645,560
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,703,976
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $62,484
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 51 burglaries · 79 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Stanford 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo College Division II · Independent | 2 | 35 | $878k | — | 68% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 26 | 32 | $453k | — | 96% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 8 over cap | 38 | $2.6M | $68,989 | 965 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 6 over cap | 36 | $2.1M | $59,048 | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 7 over cap | 37 | $2M | $54,488 | 989 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 4 | 26 | $1.9M | $71,447 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 2 over cap | 32 | $1.8M | $57,688 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 7 over cap | 37 | $1.7M | $46,774 | 986 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 3 | 27 | $1.1M | $39,022 | 991 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's wrestling program · Men's Wrestling budgets ranked