Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Maryland, College Park Men's Wrestling
College Park, MD · the Terrapins · University of Maryland, College Park overview
31
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 30
$1.9M
Team budget
73rd percentile in Division I
$62,884
Per roster spot
median $35,030
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
952
APR
96% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Maryland, College Park fields a men's wrestling team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, below the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,949,408, well above the median of $1.2M — $62,884 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's wrestling programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (54 of 76 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 952, about the median of 980, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,293,805 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $32,575 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#21Team budgetof 76 · Division I#17Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#48Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#64APRof 76 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,949,408 for the year
- Operating expenses$412,590 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$62,884 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate952 multi-year; 939 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,293,805 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$32,575 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,126,655 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Clemsen 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 →30,608undergraduates · 40,813 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →45%admitted · of 59,377 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3031
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate952
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,949,408 $62,884 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,293,805
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,126,655
Cost
Full picture →$15,833net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,505 in-state · $40,306 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 61 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 103 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Maryland, College Park
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 program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,833 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 30,608Setting, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 9 | 26 | $1.3M | 982 | 47% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Independent | 11 | 36 | $152k | — | 81% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 22 | 26 | $912k | 955 | 89% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 25 | — | — | 996 | 9% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | 16 | $201k | — | 8% | |
| Morgan State University Division I · Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 31 | 31 | $1.2M | — | 83% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 41 | 28 | $141k | — | 84% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 61 | 25 | $97k | — | 48% | |
| Shenandoah University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 66 | 35 | $152k | — | 78% | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 67 | 40 | $99k | — | 94% | |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 77 | 31 | $256k | — | 89% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 80 | 22 | $155k | — | 86% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University 8 over cap | 38 | $6.6M | $174,681 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Iowa 9 over cap | 39 | $4M | $103,472 | 974 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University 4 over cap | 34 | $3.2M | $93,673 | 974 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 7 over cap | 37 | $3M | $80,818 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 5 over cap | 35 | $3M | $85,150 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1 over cap | 31 | $2.9M | $93,875 | 979 | vs | |
| Northwestern University room for 4 | 26 | $2.3M | $87,147 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 1 | 29 | $2.2M | $77,265 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 6 over cap | 36 | $2.1M | $57,817 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison room for 1 | 29 | $2M | $70,623 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park 1 over cap | 31 | $1.9M | $62,884 | 952 | vs | |
| Purdue University 4 over cap | 34 | $1.9M | $54,664 | 977 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington room for 2 | 28 | $1.8M | $63,829 | 967 | vs | |
| Michigan State University 8 over cap | 38 | $1.7M | $44,114 | 984 | vs |
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