Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Wisconsin-Madison Men's Wrestling
Madison, WI · the Badgers · University of Wisconsin-Madison overview
29
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 30
$2M
Team budget
76th percentile in Division I
$70,623
Per roster spot
median $35,030
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
43%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Wisconsin-Madison fields a men's wrestling team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, below the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,048,067, well above the median of $1.2M — $70,623 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's wrestling programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 980, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,704,429 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,793 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#19Team budgetof 76 · Division I#12Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#58Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#3APRof 76 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's wrestling program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,048,067 for the year
- Operating expenses$114,403 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$70,623 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,704,429 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,793 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,725,093 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Bono 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 →36,797undergraduates · 49,605 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →43%admitted · of 63,505 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1510
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3029
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,048,067 $70,623 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,704,429
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,725,093
Cost
Full picture →$14,216net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,205 in-state · $40,603 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.98violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Wisconsin-Madison
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 program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions43% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,216 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 36,797Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.98 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 37 | $144k | — | 83% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 19 | $183k | — | 87% | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 76 | 20 | $125k | — | 60% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 76 | 43 | $325k | — | 92% | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 76 | 21 | $110k | — | 68% | |
| University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference | 77 | 36 | $207k | — | 87% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 78 | 18 | $143k | — | 87% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 84 | 40 | $369k | — | 73% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 85 | 38 | $742k | 963 | 70% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 86 | 25 | $122k | — | 84% | |
| Lakeland University Division III · Independent | 93 | 17 | $123k | — | 91% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 101 | 29 | $151k | — | 90% |
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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