University of Pittsburgh Men's Wrestling
University of Pittsburgh fields a men's wrestling team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,846,036, well above the median of $1.2M — $57,688 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's wrestling programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 979, about the median of 980, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,887,217 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $34,656 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
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,846,036 for the year
- Operating expenses$244,637 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$57,688 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$11,887,217 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$34,656 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,381,007 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Gavin 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,846,036 $57,689 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $11,887,217
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,381,007
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $21,524 in-state · $39,890 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Pittsburgh
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 70% | |
| Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 98% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 28 | $342k | — | 76% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 24 | 34 | $167k | — | 82% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division I · Mid-American Conference | 26 | 71 | $1.2M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division I · Mid-American Conference | 26 | 71 | $1.2M | — | 94% | |
| Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 31 | 28 | $150k | — | 59% | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 36 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 39 | 45 | $522k | — | 72% | |
| Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 40 | 19 | $112k | — | 92% | |
| Wheeling University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 47 | 19 | $409k | — | 75% | |
| West Virginia University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 56 | 38 | $978k | 960 | 86% |
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