Division I · Pac-12 Conference
U.S. Air Force Academy Men's Wrestling
USAF Academy, CO · the Falcons · U.S. Air Force Academy overview
995
APR
99% of players retained
14%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
U.S. Air Force Academy fields a men's wrestling team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 980, with 99% of players retained year to year.
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
- Division I roster cap30 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnston 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 →4,124undergraduates · 4,124 students in all
Women 29% Men 71%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →14%admitted · of 9,543 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1450
ACT middle 50%26 – 33
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
Cost
Full picture →Campus safety
Full picture →No campus safety figures on file.
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research U.S. Air Force Academy
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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions14% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid—Sticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 4,124Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety—Three 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State University Pueblo Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 51 | 23 | $380k | — | 100% | |
| Colorado School of Mines Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 54 | 35 | $567k | — | 60% | |
| University of Northern Colorado Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 97 | 37 | $1.1M | 970 | 86% | |
| Western Colorado University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 114 | 49 | $1.2M | — | 97% | |
| Adams State University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 119 | 44 | $398k | — | — |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University 7 over cap | 37 | $2.2M | $58,526 | 946 | vs | |
| South Dakota State University 9 over cap | 39 | $1.1M | $28,503 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado 7 over cap | 37 | $1.1M | $28,735 | 970 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 5 over cap | 35 | $1.1M | $30,098 | 992 | vs | |
| North Dakota State University 2 over cap | 32 | $993k | $31,024 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock 13 over cap | 43 | $880k | $20,473 | — | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University 8 over cap | 38 | $742k | $19,530 | 963 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 3 | 27 | $575k | $21,285 | 983 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 995 | vs |
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