Thiel College Men's Wrestling
Thiel College fields a men's wrestling team in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $122,960, below the median of $156k — $4,098 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III men's wrestling programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 121 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$122,960 for the year
- Operating expenses$42,223 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,098 division median $5,684
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$22,802 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Thurber head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school wrestling players300,214 2024-25
- Division III roster spots3,647 121 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 82 1.2% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $122,960 $4,099 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $22,802
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $36,864
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Thiel College
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 40 | 12 | $80k | — | 93% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 50 | 29 | $364k | — | 64% | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Independent | 51 | 22 | $240k | — | 83% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 52 | 24 | $182k | — | 80% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 52 | 51 | $498k | — | 77% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 53 | 26 | $68k | — | 96% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | 30 | $179k | — | 81% | |
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 64 | 26 | $201k | — | 29% | |
| Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 70 | — | — | — | 98% | |
| University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 71 | 32 | $1.8M | 979 | 50% | |
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 71 | — | — | — | 70% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Presidents' Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Jefferson College | 34 | $167k | $4,915 | — | vs | |
| Saint Vincent College | 28 | $150k | $5,344 | — | vs | |
| Thiel College | 30 | $123k | $4,098 | — | vs | |
| Waynesburg University | 19 | $112k | $5,918 | — | vs | |
| Hiram College | 12 | $80k | $6,692 | — | vs | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Chatham University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Presidents' Athletic Conference men's wrestling program · Men's Wrestling budgets ranked