Wrestling

440 US Colleges sponsor varsity Wrestling teams:
 Total # of teamsTotal # of AthletesAverage RosterScholarship limit
Division :SchoolsMen'sWomen'sMenWomenMen'sWomen'sMenWomen
NCAA I *808042,8054635129.910
NCAA II7873332,3435393321910
NCAA III129127553,607443
3011--
NAIA6868421,86973825181010
NJCAA6363201,27624721132033
CCCAA222216477392013
Totals44043317012,3772,0522915

Wrestling is an NCAA equivalency sport, so partial scholarships awards can be made.  For example, an NCAA Division II school can award 18 male wrestlers each a 1/2 scholarship and not exceed the limit of 9 per team.  See our page on scholarship limits for more information.

Women’s wrestling is one of the fastest growing intercollegiate sports; the governing body for most women’s teams is the Women’s College Wrestling Association.  Women’s wrestling is an NCAA emerging Sport and  NAIA Women’s wrestling is an invitational sport

* Effect of House v NCAA proposed NIL settlement on Wrestling:

As part of the House v. NCAA proposed settlement, scholarship limits for Division I sports will be eliminated and roster limits will apply instead. Beginning in the 2025-26 season, NCAA I wrestling teams would have a roster limit of 30 athletes, all of whom would be eligible for full scholarships. However, scholarship awards are discretionary, schools can elect to fully fund a sport, partially fund or provide no athletic scholarships.

Additionally, under the proposed settlement NCAA I schools will be allowed to share athletic revenues with their varsity athletes up to an initial cap of $ 20.5 million per year.  The following table is an estimate of how 2025-26 revenue sharing would likely be allocated for the average NCAA I Power conference school:

Revenue Sharing 2025-26
Power Conference Schools
Average $
per Team
Roster
Limit
Average $
per Player
Revenue
Sharing %
Wrestling126,591
304,2200.6%
Football15,345,899105146,15175.0%
Men's Basketball3,279,16115218,61116.0%
All Other Sports1,748,3494304,0668.4%
Totals20,500,000100%

Football and Men’s basketball account for over 90% of team specific revenues at most Power Conference schools, and athletes on these two teams will be the major beneficiaries under the revenue sharing model. These are averages per athlete. In actuality, a few players per team will receive substantially higher than the average, while many will get much less. For players who see little if any playing time, their revenue sharing will also likely be little or none.

These estimates are for schools in the four Power conferences. Revenue sharing allocations for other NCAA I Schools will significantly lower – see our page on NCAA revenue sharing for Wrestling Teams on our sister site NIL-NCAA.com for additional information.

US Colleges & Universities sponsoring varsity Wrestling teams:

Hover over individual states on the map below to see how many schools sponsor varsity wrestling programs. The table below the map has information on each sponsoring school and links to all 440 team sites.

Schools sponsoring varsity Wrestling teams 2024-25

US Colleges with varsity Wrestling
teams 2024-25
City / CampusStateDivisionTeams
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomeryALNCAA III MW
University of MontevalloMontevalloALNCAA IIM
Central Baptist CollegeConwayARNAIA  M
Lyon CollegeBatesvilleARNCAA III MW
Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphiaARNCAA II M
University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle RockARNCAA  IM
University of the OzarksClarksvilleARNCAA III M
Williams Baptist CollegeWalnut RidgeARNAIA  M
Arizona Christian UniversityPhoenixAZNAIA  M 
Arizona State UniversityTempeAZNCAA  IM
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityPrescottAZNAIA  M
Bakersfield CollegeBakersfieldCACCCAAMW
Cal Poly - San Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoCANCAA  IM
Cal State - BakersfieldBakersfieldCANCAA  IM
California Baptist UniversityRiversideCANCAA  IM
Cerritos CollegeNorwalkCACCCAAMW
Chabot CollegeHaywardCACCCAAM
College of the RedwoodsEurekaCACCCAAMW
Community Christian College RedlandsCANJCAAM 
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis ObispoCACCCAAMW
East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey ParkCACCCAAMW
Fresno City CollegeFresnoCACCCAAMW
Lassen Community CollegeSusanvilleCACCCAAMW
Menlo CollegeAthertonCANCAA IIMW
Modesto Junior CollegeModestoCACCCAAM
Moorpark CollegeMoorparkCACCCAAMW
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutCACCCAAMW
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosCACCCAAMW
Rio Hondo CollegeWhittierCACCCAAM
Sacramento City CollegeSacramentoCACCCAAMW
San Francisco State UniversitySan FranciscoCANCAA II M
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonCACCCAAMW
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaCACCCAAMW
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaCACCCAAMW
Shasta CollegeReddingCACCCAAM
Sierra CollegeRocklinCACCCAAM
Simpson UniversityReddingCANAIA  MW
Skyline CollegeSan BrunoCACCCAAMW
Stanford UniversityPalo AltoCANCAA  IM
Vanguard University  Costa MesaCANCAA IIMW
Victor Valley CollegeVictorvilleCACCCAAMW
West Hills College-LemooreLemooreCACCCAAM
Westcliff UniversityIrvineCANAIAMW
Adams State UniversityAlamosaCONCAA II MW
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand JunctionCONCAA II MW
Colorado School of MinesGoldenCONCAA II M
Colorado State University-PuebloPuebloCONCAA II M
Northeastern Junior CollegeSterlingCONJCAA M
Otero Junior CollegeLa JuntaCONJCAA M
U.S. Air Force AcademyColorado SpringsCONCAA  IM
University of Northern ColoradoGreeleyCONCAA  IM
Western Colorado UniversityGunnisonCONCAA II M
Sacred Heart UniversityFairfieldCTNCAA  IMW
Trinity CollegeHartfordCTNCAA III M
U.S. Coast Guard AcademyNew LondonCTNCAA III M
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletownCTNCAA III M
American UniversityWashingtonDCNCAA  IM
Keiser UniversityFort LauderdaleFLNAIA  M
Southeastern UniversityLakelandFLNAIA  M
St Thomas UniversityMiami GardensFLNAIA  M
Brewton-Parker CollegeMount VernonGANAIA  MW
Emmanuel CollegeFranklin SpringsGANCAA II MW
Life UniversityMariettaGANAIA  MW
Reinhardt UniversityWaleskaGANAIA  M
Shorter UniversityRomeGANCAA IIM
Truett-McConnell CollegeClevelandGANAIA  M
Briar Cliff UniversitySioux CityIANAIA  M
Buena Vista UniversityStorm LakeIANCAA III MW
Central CollegePellaIANCAA III MW
Coe CollegeCedar RapidsIANCAA III M
Cornell CollegeMount VernonIANCAA III MW
Ellsworth CCIowa FallsIANJCAA MW
Graceland UniversityLamoniIANAIA  M
Grand View UniversityDes MoinesIANAIA  MW
Indian Hills CCOttumwaIANJCAA MW
Iowa Central CCFort DodgeIANJCAA MW
Iowa Lakes CCEsthervilleIANJCAA MW
Iowa State UniversityAmesIANCAA  IM
Iowa Western CCCouncil BluffsIANJCAA MW
Loras CollegeDubuqueIANCAA III MW
Luther CollegeDecorahIANCAA III M
Morningside CollegeSioux CityIANAIA  MW
North Iowa Area CCMason CityIANJCAA MW
Northwestern CollegeOrange CityIANAIA  M
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenportIANAIA  M 
Simpson CollegeIndianolaIANCAA III MW
University of DubuqueDubuqueIANCAA III MW
University of IowaIowa CityIANCAA  IMW
University of Northern IowaCedar FallsIANCAA  IM
Upper Iowa UniversityFayetteIANCAA II MW
Waldorf UniversityForest CityIANAIA  MW
Wartburg CollegeWaverlyIANCAA III MW
William Penn UniversityOskaloosaIANAIA  MW
North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'AleneIDNJCAAM
Augustana CollegeRock IslandILNCAA III MW
Aurora UniversityAuroraILNCAA III MW
Blackburn CollegeCarlinvilleILNCAA IIIM
Elmhurst CollegeElmhurstILNCAA III MW
Eureka CollegeEurekaILNCAA III MW
Harper CollegePalatineILNJCAA M
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomingtonILNCAA IIIMW
Joliet Junior CollegeJolietILNJCAA M
McKendree UniversityLebanonILNCAA II MW
Millikin UniversityDecaturILNCAA III M
Morton CollegeCiceroILNJCAA MW
North Central CollegeNapervilleILNCAA III MW
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalbILNCAA  IM
Northwestern UniversityEvanstonILNCAA  IM
Quincy UniversityQuincyILNCAA II MW
Southern Illinois Univ- EdwardsvilleEdwardsvilleILNCAA  IM
Triton CollegeRiver GroveILNJCAA M
University of ChicagoChicagoILNCAA III M
University of Illinois ChampaignILNCAA  IM
Wheaton CollegeWheatonILNCAA III M
Ancilla CollegeDonaldsonINNJCAAM 
Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort WayneINNAIA  MW
Indiana UniversityBloomingtonINNCAA  IM
Manchester UniversityNorth ManchesterINNCAA III MW
Marian UniversityIndianapolisINNAIA  M
Purdue UniversityWest LafayetteINNCAA  IM
Trine UniversityAngolaINNCAA III MW
University of IndianapolisIndianapolisINNCAA II M
Wabash CollegeCrawfordsvilleINNCAA III M
Baker UniversityBaldwin CityKSNAIA  MW
Barton County CCGreat BendKSNJCAA M
Benedictine CollegeAtchisonKSNAIA  M
Central Christian College of KansasMcPhersonKSNAIA  MW
Cloud County CCConcordiaKSNJCAA M
Colby CCColbyKSNJCAA M
Cowley CollegeArkansas CityKSNJCAA M
Fort Hays State UniversityHaysKSNCAA II MW
Friends UniversityWichitaKSNAIA  MW
Labette CCParsonsKSNJCAA M
Neosho County CCChanuteKSNJCAA M
Newman UniversityWichitaKSNCAA II M
Northwest Kansas Tech CollegeGoodlandKSNJCAA MW
Ottawa UniversityOttawaKSNAIA  MW
Pratt Community CollegePrattKSNJCAA M
University of Saint MaryLeavenworthKSNAIA  MW
Bellarmine UniversityLouisvilleKYNCAA  IM
Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsvilleKYNAIA  MW
Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboroKYNCAA II M
Lindsey Wilson CollegeColumbiaKYNAIA  MW
Midway UniversityMidwayKYNAIA  M 
Thomas More UniversityCrestview HillsKYNCAA IIM
University of PikevillePikevilleKYNAIA  M
University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburgKYNAIA  MW
American International CollegeSpringfieldMANCAA II M
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewaterMANCAA III M
Harvard UniversityCambridgeMANCAA  IM
Springfield CollegeSpringfieldMANCAA III M
Springfield Technical CCSpringfieldMANJCAA MW
Western New England UniversitySpringfieldMANCAA III MW
Williams CollegeWilliamstownMANCAA III M
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcesterMANCAA III M
Frostburg State UniversityFrostburgMDNCAA IIMW
Garrett CollegeMcHenryMDNJCAA M 
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreMDNCAA III M
McDaniel CollegeWestminsterMDNCAA III M
Morgan State UniversityBaltimoreMDNCAA  IM
U.S. Naval AcademyAnnapolisMDNCAA  IM
University of MarylandCollege ParkMDNCAA  IM
Maine Maritime AcademyCastineMENCAA IIIMW
University of Southern MainePortlandMENCAA III M
Adrian CollegeAdrianMINCAA III MW
Albion CollegeAlbionMINCAA III MW
Alma CollegeAlmaMINCAA III MW
Central Michigan UniversityMount PleasantMINCAA  IM
Cleary UniversityHowellMINAIA  M
Cornerstone UniversityGrand RapidsMINAIA  M
Davenport UniversityGrand RapidsMINCAA IIMW
Grand Valley State UniversityAllendaleMINCAA II MW
Henry Ford CollegeDearbornMINJCAA M
Michigan State UniversityEast LansingMINCAA  IM
Mott Community CollegeFlintMINJCAA M
Muskegon Community CollegeMuskegonMINJCAA M
Northern Michigan UniversityMarquetteMINCAA II W
Olivet CollegeOlivetMINCAA III M
Rochester CollegeRochester HillsMINAIA  MW
Siena Heights UniversityAdrianMINAIA  MW
Southwestern Michigan CollegeDowagiacMINJCAAM 
St Clair County CCPort HuronMINJCAA M 
University of MichiganAnn ArborMINCAA  IM
Augsburg CollegeMinneapolisMNNCAA III MW
Concordia College at MoorheadMoorheadMNNCAA III M
Itasca Community CollegeGrand RapidsMNNJCAA M
Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorheadMNNCAA II M
Minnesota State University-MankatoMankatoMNNCAA II M
Minnesota West CC & Tech CollegeGranite FallsMNNJCAA M
Northland CC & Tech CollegeThief River FallsMNNJCAA M
Ridgewater CollegeWillmarMNNJCAA M
Rochester CC & Tech CollegeRochesterMNNJCAA M
Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint CloudMNNCAA II M
Saint John's UniversityCollegevilleMNNCAA IIIM
Southwest Minnesota State UnivMarshallMNNCAA II M
University of MinnesotaMinneapolisMNNCAA  IM
Avila UniversityKansas CityMONAIA  MW
Central Methodist UniversityFayetteMONAIA  MW
Drury UniversitySpringfieldMONCAA II M
Lindenwood UniversitySaint CharlesMONCAA  IW
Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint LouisMONCAA II M
Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint LouisMONAIA  MW
Missouri Valley CollegeMarshallMONAIA  MW
University of Central MissouriWarrensburgMONCAA II M
University of MissouriColumbiaMONCAA  IM
Westminster CollegeFultonMONCAA III MW
William Jewell CollegeLibertyMONCAA II W
William Woods UniversityFultonMONAIA  MW
Montana State University-NorthernHavreMTNAIA  M
University of ProvidenceGreat FallsMTNAIA  MW
Appalachian State UniversityBooneNCNCAA  IM
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmontNCNCAA II M
Campbell UniversityBuies CreekNCNCAA  IM
Davidson CollegeDavidsonNCNCAA  IM
Duke UniversityDurhamNCNCAA  IM
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling SpringsNCNCAA  IM
Greensboro CollegeGreensboroNCNCAA III MW
Montreat CollegeMontreatNCNAIA  MW
North Carolina State University RaleighNCNCAA  IM
St Andrews UniversityLaurinburgNCNAIA  MW
Univ of North Carolina at PembrokePembrokeNCNCAA II M
University of Mount OliveMount OliveNCNCAA II MW
University of North Carolina Chapel HillNCNCAA  IM
Dickinson State UniversityDickinsonNDNAIA  MW
Minot State UniversityMinotNDNCAA II MW
North Dakota State UniversityFargoNDNCAA  IM
University of JamestownJamestownNDNCAA IIMW
University of MaryBismarckNDNCAA II M
Chadron State CollegeChadronNENCAA II MW
Concordia University-NebraskaSewardNENAIA  M
Doane UniversityCreteNENAIA  MW
Hastings CollegeHastingsNENAIA  MW
Midland UniversityFremontNENAIA  MW
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincolnNENCAA III M
University of NebraskaLincolnNENCAA  IM
University of Nebraska at KearneyKearneyNENCAA II M
York CollegeYorkNENAIA  MW
New England CollegeHennikerNHNCAA III MW
Plymouth State UniversityPlymouthNHNCAA III M
Bergen Community CollegeParamusNJNJCAA M
Camden County CollegeBlackwoodNJNJCAA M
Centenary UniversityHackettstownNJNCAA III M
College of New JerseyEwingNJNCAA III M
Felician UniversityRutherfordNJNCAA IIMW
Middlesex County CollegeEdisonNJNJCAA M
New Jersey City UniversityJersey CityNJNCAA III MW
Princeton UniversityPrincetonNJNCAA  IM
Rider UniversityLawrencevilleNJNCAA  IM
Rowan College - Gloucester SewellNJNJCAA M
Rutgers UniversityNew BrunswickNJNCAA  IM
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHobokenNJNCAA III M
Sussex County CCNewtonNJNJCAA M 
Union County CollegeCranfordNJNJCAA M 
New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas VegasNMNCAA II M
Alfred State College of TechnologyAlfredNYNCAA III MW
Binghamton UniversityVestalNYNCAA  IM
Buffalo State CollegeBuffaloNYNCAA III W
Columbia University New YorkNYNCAA  IM
Cornell UniversityIthacaNYNCAA  IM
D'Youville CollegeBuffaloNYNCAA II W
Elmira CollegeElmiraNYNCAA III MW
Hofstra UniversityHempsteadNYNCAA  IM
Hunter CollegeNew YorkNYNCAA III M
Ithaca CollegeIthacaNYNCAA III M
Jamestown Community CollegeJamestownNYNJCAA M
Long Island UniversityBrooklynNYNCAA  IM
Nassau Community CollegeGarden CityNYNJCAA MW
New York UniversityNew YorkNYNCAA III M
Niagara County CCSanbornNYNJCAA M
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochesterNYNCAA III M
Sullivan County CCLoch SheldrakeNYNJCAA M
SUNY College at BrockportBrockportNYNCAA III M
SUNY College at CortlandCortlandNYNCAA III M
SUNY College at OswegoOswegoNYNCAA III M
SUNY OneontaOneontaNYNCAA III M
U.S. Military AcademyWest PointNYNCAA  IM
Ulster County CCStone RidgeNYNJCAA M
University at BuffaloBuffaloNYNCAA  IM
US Merchant Marine AcademyKings PointNYNCAA III M
University of Mount Saint VincentBronxNYNCAA IIIM
Utica CollegeUticaNYNCAA III MW
Ashland UniversityAshlandOHNCAA II M
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBereaOHNCAA III MW
Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelandOHNCAA III M
Cleveland State UniversityClevelandOHNCAA  IM
Defiance CollegeDefianceOHNAIAM
Heidelberg UniversityTiffinOHNCAA III M
Hiram CollegeHiramOHNCAA III MW
John Carroll UniversityUniversity HgtsOHNCAA III MW
Kent State University KentOHNCAA  IM
Lake Erie CollegePainesvilleOHNCAA II M
Lourdes UniversitySylvaniaOHNAIA  MW
Mount Saint Joseph UniversityCincinnatiOHNCAA III M
Muskingum UniversityNew ConcordOHNCAA III M
Ohio Northern UniversityAdaOHNCAA III M
Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHNCAA  IM
Ohio UniversityAthensOHNCAA  IM
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelawareOHNCAA III M
Otterbein UniversityWestervilleOHNCAA III MW
Tiffin UniversityTiffinOHNCAA II MW
University of FindlayFindlayOHNCAA II M
University of Mount UnionAllianceOHNCAA III MW
University of Rio GrandeRio GrandeOHNAIA  MW
Wilmington CollegeWilmingtonOHNCAA III M
Carl Albert State CollegePoteauOKNJCAA MW
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M MiamiOKNJCAA M
Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma CityOKNAIA  MW
Oklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOKNCAA  IM
Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesvilleOKNAIA  M
University of Central OklahomaEdmondOKNCAA II M
University of OklahomaNormanOKNCAA  IM
Clackamas Community CollegeOregon CityORNJCAAM
Corban UniversitySalemORNAIA  M 
Eastern Oregon UniversityLa GrandeORNAIA  MW
Linfield CollegeMcMinnvilleORNCAA III MW
Oregon State UniversityCorvallisORNCAA  IM
Pacific UniversityForest GroveORNCAA III MW
Southern Oregon UniversityAshlandORNAIA  MW
Southwestern Oregon CCCoos BayORNJCAAMW
Umpqua Community CollegeRoseburgORNJCAAMW
Alvernia UniversityReadingPANCAA III MW
Bloomsburg University BloomsburgPANCAA  IM
Bucknell UniversityLewisburgPANCAA  IM
Cedar Crest CollegeAllentownPANCAA III W
Clarion University ClarionPANCAA  IM
Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestownPANCAA III MW
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphiaPANCAA  IM
East Stroudsburg University East StroudsburgPANCAA II MW
Edinboro University EdinboroPANCAA  IM
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtownPANCAA III M
Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancasterPANCAA  IM
Gannon UniversityEriePANCAA II MW
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburgPANCAA III M
Keystone CollegeLa PlumePANCAA III M
King's CollegeWilkes-BarrePANCAA III M
Kutztown University KutztownPANCAA II M
Lackawanna CollegeScrantonPANJCAA MW
Lehigh UniversityBethlehemPANCAA  IM
Lock Haven University (Men's team)Lock HavenPANCAA  IM
Lock Haven University (Women's team)Lock HavenPANCAA  II W
Lycoming CollegeWilliamsportPANCAA III M
Mercyhurst UniversityEriePANCAA  IM
Messiah CollegeMechanicsburgPANCAA III M
Millersville University MillersvillePANCAA II M
Misericordia UniversityDallasPANCAA IIIMW
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentownPANCAA III M
Penn State - AltoonaAltoonaPANCAA IIIMW
Penn State - Erie-Behrend CollegeEriePANCAA III M
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsportPANCAA III M
Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity ParkPANCAA  IM
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobePANCAA III M 
Seton Hill UniversityGreensburgPANCAA II M
Shippensburg University ShippensburgPANCAA II M
Thaddeus Stevens College of TechLancasterPANJCAA M
Thiel CollegeGreenvillePANCAA III M
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPANCAA  IM
University of PittsburghPittsburghPANCAA  IM
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradfordPANCAA III M
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstownPANCAA II M
University of ScrantonScrantonPANCAA III M
Ursinus CollegeCollegevillePANCAA III MW
Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashingtonPANCAA III M
Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburgPANCAA III MW
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-BarrePANCAA III M
Williamson College of the TradesMediaPANJCAAM
York College PennsylvaniaYorkPANCAA III MW
Brown UniversityProvidenceRINCAA  IM
Johnson & Wales UniversityProvidenceRINCAA III M
Rhode Island CollegeProvidenceRINCAA III M
Roger Williams UniversityBristolRINCAA III M
Allen UniversityColumbiaSCNCAA II MW
Citadel Military CollegeCharlestonSCNCAA  IM
Coker CollegeHartsvilleSCNCAA II M
Lander UniversityGreenwoodSCNCAA II M
Limestone CollegeGaffneySCNCAA II M
Newberry CollegeNewberrySCNCAA II MW
Presbyterian CollegeClintonSCNCAA  IMW
Augustana UniversitySioux FallsSDNCAA II M
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchellSDNAIA  MW
Northern State UniversityAberdeenSDNCAA II M
South Dakota State UniversityBrookingsSDNCAA  IM
University of Sioux FallsSioux FallsSDNCAA II MW
Cumberland UniversityLebanonTNNAIA  M
King UniversityBristolTNNCAA II MW
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogateTNNCAA II MW
University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanoogaTNNCAA  IM
Jarvis Christian UniversityHawkinsTXNAIA  MW
Schreiner UniversityKerrvilleTXNCAA IIIMW
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort WorthTXNAIA  MW
Texas Woman's UniversityDentonTXNCAA II W
Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainviewTXNAIA  MW
Snow CollegeEphraimUTNJCAA  MW
Utah Valley UniversityOremUTNCAA  IM
Averett UniversityDanvilleVANCAA III M
Emory & Henry CollegeEmoryVANCAA IIMW
Ferrum CollegeFerrumVANCAA III M
George Mason UniversityFairfaxVANCAA  IM
Marymount UniversityArlingtonVANCAA III MW
Patrick Henry CCMartinsvilleVANJCAA M 
Randolph CollegeLynchburgVANCAA IIIMW
Roanoke CollegeSalemVANCAA III M
Shenandoah UniversityWinchesterVANCAA III M
Southern Virginia UniversityBuena VistaVANCAA III MW
Southwest Virginia CCCedar BluffVANJCAAMW
The Apprentice SchoolNewPort NewsVAUSCAAMW
University of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVANCAA  IM
Virginia Military InstituteLexingtonVANCAA  IM
Virginia TechBlacksburgVANCAA  IM
Washington & Lee UniversityLexingtonVANCAA III M
Castleton UniversityCastletonVTNCAA III M
Norwich UniversityNorthfieldVTNCAA III M
Big Bend Community CollegeMoses LakeWANJCAAMW
Evergreen State CollegeOlympiaWANAIAMW
Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeenWANJCAAMW
Bryant & Stratton CollegeWauwatosaWINJCAAMW
Carthage CollegeKenoshaWINCAA III MW
Concordia University-WisconsinMequonWINCAA III M 
Lakeland UniversityPlymouthWINCAA III MW
Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukeeWINCAA III M
Univ of Wisconsin- Eau ClaireEau ClaireWINCAA III M
Univ of Wisconsin- WhitewaterWhitewaterWINCAA III M
Univ of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa CrosseWINCAA III M
Univ of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkoshWINCAA III MW
Univ of Wisconsin-ParksideKenoshaWINCAA II M
Univ of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlattevilleWINCAA III M
Univ of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens PointWINCAA III MW
University of WisconsinMadisonWINCAA  IM
Bethany CollegeBethanyWVNCAA IIIMW
Bluefield State UniversityBluefieldWVNCAA II MW
Davis & Elkins CollegeElkinsWVNCAA II M
Fairmont State UniversityFairmontWVNCAA II M
Glenville State CollegeGlenvilleWVNCAA II M
Salem UniversitySalemWVNCAA IIM
West Liberty UniversityWest LibertyWVNCAA II MW
West Virginia UniversityMorgantownWVNCAA  IM
Wheeling  UniversityWheelingWVNCAA II M
WVU Institute of TechnologyMontgomeryWVNAIA  M
Northwest CollegePowellWYNJCAA M
University of WyomingLaramieWYNCAA  IM
Western Wyoming CCRock SpringsWYNJCAA M

 

Odds of a High School Wrestler making a College Varsity Roster:
College Wrestling Odds 2022: Male Female
Number of US High School Wrestlers 2021-22238,92432,616
Number of College Wrestlers (see table below)12,3772,052
% of US HS Wrestlers competing at any College Level5.2%6.3%
% of US HS Wrestlers Competing at NCAA I Schools1.2%0.1%
Odds of a US HS Wrestler making any College Roster19:1
16:1
Odds of a US HS Wrestler making an NCAA I Roster86:1
709:1
 

These are the odds of a random US high school wrestler making a college roster. Actual odds are likely better for most athletes motivated to play in college due to several factors: High school participation includes multi-sport athletes who typically play only one sport in college, many high school athletes do not intend to compete at the college level, and unfortunately, a significant portion of high school students –  including athletes – do not go on to college. While nearly 70% of 2021 female high school graduates enrolled in college, only 55% of male graduates enrolled in either a 2-year or 4-year school, and as a result males currently represent only about 4 in 10 college students nationwide. See our page on the odds of competing in college for more information.

Do you have the skills to compete in College Wrestling?

What level of athlete are coaches looking for and who are you competing with for a roster spot? A good way to get an idea is to look at the high-school bios of wrestlers currently on the roster of schools that interest you.

# of Schools sponsoring College Wrestling by State:
# of Schools with varsity wrestling
teams by State 2022-23
TotalNCAA INCAA IINCAA IIINAIANJCAACCCAAOther
Pennsylvania              45 11921 31
California              30 413121
Iowa              28 31996
New York              27 71145
Ohio              24 45132
Michigan              19 33445
Illinois              18 4284
Kansas              17 278
Virginia              16 417121
Missouri              14 2426
North Carolina              14 8312
Minnesota              13 1435
New Jersey              13 346
Wisconsin              13 11101
Oregon              10 1243
Colorado                9 252
Indiana                9 21321
Nebraska                9 1215
West Virginia                9 171
Kentucky                8 125
Massachusetts                8 1151
Arkansas                7 1123
Oklahoma                7 2122
South Carolina                7 25
Maryland                6 2121
Georgia                5 14
North Dakota                5 122
South Dakota                5 131
Texas                5 1121
Connecticut                4 13
Rhode Island                4 13
Tennessee                4 121
Arizona                3 12
Florida                3 3
Wyoming                3 12
Montana                2 2
New Hampshire                2 2
Utah                2 11
Vermont                2 2  
Washington                2 2
Alabama                1 1
District of Columbia                1 1
Idaho                1 1
Maine                1 1
New Mexico                1 1
Alaska               -  
Delaware               -  
Hawaii               -  
Louisiana               -  
Mississippi               -  
Nevada               -  
Totals436               -   80731247461213