Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference
University of Findlay Men's Wrestling
Findlay, OH · the Oilers · University of Findlay overview
26
Roster
2024–25 season
$484k
Team budget
69th percentile in Division II
$18,600
Per roster spot
median $11,948
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Findlay fields a men's wrestling team in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $483,604, above the median of $381k — $18,600 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II men's wrestling programs. The school gave $4,206,428 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,837 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 72 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#23Team budgetof 72 · Division II#7Spend per playerof 72 · Division II#55Roster sizeof 72 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's wrestling program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$483,604 for the year
- Operating expenses$22,688 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,600 division median $11,948
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,206,428 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,837 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$26,195 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn Nelson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brian Taylor | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Graham Shore | Assistant 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 II roster spots2,441 72 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 120 0.81% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,954undergraduates · 5,057 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Church of God
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 3,760 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $483,604 $18,600 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,206,428
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $26,195
Cost
Full picture →$26,215net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,646
Campus safety
Full picture →0.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in agriculture · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Findlay
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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,215 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsAgriculture · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,954Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 22 | 41 | $337k | — | 73% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 25 | 44 | $474k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 26 | 34 | $187k | — | 68% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · Independent | 61 | 15 | $143k | — | 51% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 62 | 52 | $264k | — | 68% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 71 | 37 | $524k | — | 81% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 74 | 31 | $143k | — | 83% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · Independent | 78 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 80 | 34 | $3.2M | 974 | 51% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 81 | 30 | $122k | — | 85% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 85 | 35 | $3M | 980 | 18% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 96 | 29 | $346k | — | 77% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland University | 37 | $524k | $14,165 | — | vs | |
| University of Findlay | 26 | $484k | $18,600 | — | vs | |
| Tiffin University | 44 | $474k | $10,777 | — | vs | |
| Lake Erie College | 29 | $364k | $12,555 | — | vs | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | 22 | $291k | $13,232 | — | vs | |
| Thomas More University | 40 | $247k | $6,178 | — | vs |
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