Division I · Southern Conference
Virginia Military Institute Men's Wrestling
Lexington, VA · the Keydets · Virginia Military Institute overview
29
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 30
$705k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$24,317
Per roster spot
median $35,030
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
954
APR
93% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Virginia Military Institute fields a men's wrestling team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, below the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $705,205, well below the median of $1.2M — $24,317 per roster spot, lower half 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 954, about the median of 980, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,795,798 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,385 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 76 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#63Team budgetof 76 · Division I#55Spend per playerof 76 · Division I#58Roster sizeof 76 · Division I#62APRof 76 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$705,205 for the year
- Operating expenses$154,834 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,317 division median $35,030
- Academic Progress Rate954 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,795,798 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,385 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$122,048 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Gibson 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,560undergraduates · 1,560 students in all
Women 13% Men 87%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 1,171 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3029
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate954
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $705,205 $24,317 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,795,798
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $122,048
Cost
Full picture →$17,229net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,484 in-state · $51,186 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.96violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 10 fields · Bachelor's
Research Virginia Military Institute
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 divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,229 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,560Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.96 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 0 | 28 | $256k | — | 17% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 6 | 25 | $112k | — | 100% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 28 | 23 | $105k | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 30 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 55 | $230k | — | 80% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 54 | 37 | $1.7M | 986 | 17% | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 67 | 38 | $2.6M | 965 | 57% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 68 | 24 | $207k | — | 100% | |
| Davis & Elkins College Division II · Mountain East Conference | 82 | 14 | $210k | — | 58% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 84 | 56 | $242k | — | 48% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 105 | 20 | $210k | — | 87% | |
| Glenville State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 110 | 41 | $355k | — | — |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell University 16 over cap | 46 | $1.1M | $24,761 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 1 over cap | 31 | $1M | $33,196 | 961 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University 2 over cap | 32 | $905k | $28,272 | 968 | vs | |
| The Citadel 9 over cap | 39 | $847k | $21,710 | 973 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute room for 1 | 29 | $705k | $24,317 | 954 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University 29 over cap | 59 | $679k | $11,500 | — | vs | |
| Davidson College room for 1 | 29 | $671k | $23,140 | 973 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 8 over cap | 38 | $643k | $16,924 | 965 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 5 | 25 | $398k | $15,937 | — | vs |
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