Best Division 1 Wrestling Colleges

Top D1 Wrestling Schools

NCSA analyzed 80 four-year colleges with men’s college wrestling programs at the NCAA Division 1 level to develop a list of the Best Division 1 Men’s Wrestling Colleges for Student-Athletes.

NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of “NCSA Favorites” data obtained from the college search activity of the millions of student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting network, U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges general academic rankings, and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard graduation rates and average cost after aid.

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1

Stanford University

NCAA Division 1

$56,169 Tuition

$7,200 Avg. Cost After Aid

729 Favorites

5 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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2

Princeton University

NCAA Division 1

$56,010 Tuition

$11,080 Avg. Cost After Aid

417 Favorites

1 General Rank

1 Grad Rank

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3

Harvard University

NCAA Division 1

$55,587 Tuition

$13,259 Avg. Cost After Aid

367 Favorites

4 General Rank

3 Grad Rank

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4

Columbia University

NCAA Division 1

$63,530 Tuition

$12,836 Avg. Cost After Aid

347 Favorites

17 General Rank

2 Grad Rank

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5

University of Pennsylvania - Penn

NCAA Division 1

$61,710 Tuition

$14,851 Avg. Cost After Aid

493 Favorites

8 General Rank

4 Grad Rank

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6

University of Michigan

NCAA Division 1

$53,232 Tuition

$17,086 Avg. Cost After Aid

811 Favorites

20 General Rank

11 Grad Rank

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7

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NCAA Division 1

$36,891 Tuition

$13,263 Avg. Cost After Aid

853 Favorites

23 General Rank

13 Grad Rank

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8

Duke University

NCAA Division 1

$60,244 Tuition

$31,416 Avg. Cost After Aid

751 Favorites

11 General Rank

5 Grad Rank

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9

University of Virginia

NCAA Division 1

$53,626 Tuition

$20,507 Avg. Cost After Aid

789 Favorites

21 General Rank

10 Grad Rank

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10

Ohio State University

NCAA Division 1

$35,019 Tuition

$18,623 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,261 Favorites

28 General Rank

16 Grad Rank

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11

Northwestern University

NCAA Division 1

$60,768 Tuition

$28,230 Avg. Cost After Aid

466 Favorites

12 General Rank

8 Grad Rank

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12

University of Wisconsin

NCAA Division 1

$38,608 Tuition

$16,708 Avg. Cost After Aid

616 Favorites

25 General Rank

15 Grad Rank

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13

Brown University

NCAA Division 1

$62,304 Tuition

$26,308 Avg. Cost After Aid

263 Favorites

13 General Rank

6 Grad Rank

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14

Cornell University

NCAA Division 1

$61,015 Tuition

$29,011 Avg. Cost After Aid

490 Favorites

15 General Rank

9 Grad Rank

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15

Purdue University

NCAA Division 1

$28,794 Tuition

$9,127 Avg. Cost After Aid

661 Favorites

30 General Rank

30 Grad Rank

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16

University of Maryland

NCAA Division 1

$38,636 Tuition

$17,500 Avg. Cost After Aid

376 Favorites

32 General Rank

18 Grad Rank

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17

Michigan State University

NCAA Division 1

$40,562 Tuition

$10,925 Avg. Cost After Aid

664 Favorites

41 General Rank

31 Grad Rank

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18

North Carolina State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,916 Tuition

$16,239 Avg. Cost After Aid

893 Favorites

40 General Rank

24 Grad Rank

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19

Virginia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$33,857 Tuition

$20,927 Avg. Cost After Aid

718 Favorites

36 General Rank

20 Grad Rank

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20

University of Illinois

NCAA Division 1

$32,892 Tuition

$15,483 Avg. Cost After Aid

543 Favorites

27 General Rank

23 Grad Rank

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21

University of Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

$33,818 Tuition

$17,419 Avg. Cost After Aid

584 Favorites

34 General Rank

26 Grad Rank

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22

Indiana University

NCAA Division 1

$38,352 Tuition

$14,216 Avg. Cost After Aid

419 Favorites

39 General Rank

32 Grad Rank

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23

United States Naval Academy

NCAA Division 1

$4,799 Tuition

$4,022 Avg. Cost After Aid

358 Favorites

7 General Rank

12 Grad Rank

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24

Rutgers University

NCAA Division 1

$33,005 Tuition

$15,365 Avg. Cost After Aid

436 Favorites

31 General Rank

27 Grad Rank

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25

University of Pittsburgh

NCAA Division 1

$35,394 Tuition

$27,926 Avg. Cost After Aid

554 Favorites

35 General Rank

25 Grad Rank

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26

Davidson College

NCAA Division 1

$55,200 Tuition

$17,057 Avg. Cost After Aid

221 Favorites

14 General Rank

14 Grad Rank

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27

United States Air Force Academy

NCAA Division 1

$7,326 Tuition

$11,513 Avg. Cost After Aid

357 Favorites

18 General Rank

21 Grad Rank

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28

Lehigh University

NCAA Division 1

$57,470 Tuition

$32,698 Avg. Cost After Aid

358 Favorites

29 General Rank

19 Grad Rank

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29

University of Iowa

NCAA Division 1

$31,905 Tuition

$19,443 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,327 Favorites

43 General Rank

37 Grad Rank

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30

Penn State

NCAA Division 1

$36,476 Tuition

$27,521 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,450 Favorites

42 General Rank

43 Grad Rank

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31

University of Oklahoma

NCAA Division 1

$27,816 Tuition

$19,867 Avg. Cost After Aid

719 Favorites

54 General Rank

36 Grad Rank

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32

Iowa State University

NCAA Division 1

$25,446 Tuition

$15,351 Avg. Cost After Aid

847 Favorites

53 General Rank

35 Grad Rank

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33

United States Military Academy

NCAA Division 1

$7,326 Tuition

$18,623 Avg. Cost After Aid

398 Favorites

10 General Rank

28 Grad Rank

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34

Arizona State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,438 Tuition

$12,814 Avg. Cost After Aid

894 Favorites

49 General Rank

51 Grad Rank

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35

University of Missouri

NCAA Division 1

$30,450 Tuition

$17,899 Avg. Cost After Aid

729 Favorites

50 General Rank

42 Grad Rank

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36

Oregon State University

NCAA Division 1

$31,579 Tuition

$18,010 Avg. Cost After Aid

569 Favorites

56 General Rank

47 Grad Rank

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37

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

NCAA Division 1

$28,105 Tuition

$20,633 Avg. Cost After Aid

352 Favorites

2 General Rank

22 Grad Rank

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38

Oklahoma State University

NCAA Division 1

$24,764 Tuition

$13,188 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,183 Favorites

61 General Rank

53 Grad Rank

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39

Bucknell University

NCAA Division 1

$59,802 Tuition

$39,403 Avg. Cost After Aid

321 Favorites

24 General Rank

17 Grad Rank

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40

George Mason University

NCAA Division 1

$36,579 Tuition

$18,581 Avg. Cost After Aid

314 Favorites

55 General Rank

44 Grad Rank

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41

University of Nebraska

NCAA Division 1

$27,002 Tuition

$16,764 Avg. Cost After Aid

517 Favorites

57 General Rank

50 Grad Rank

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42

Drexel University

NCAA Division 1

$57,136 Tuition

$23,167 Avg. Cost After Aid

314 Favorites

46 General Rank

34 Grad Rank

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43

Appalachian State University

NCAA Division 1

$23,017 Tuition

$13,897 Avg. Cost After Aid

530 Favorites

6 General Rank

41 Grad Rank

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44

American University

NCAA Division 1

$53,334 Tuition

$28,037 Avg. Cost After Aid

202 Favorites

38 General Rank

33 Grad Rank

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45

Ohio University

NCAA Division 1

$22,810 Tuition

$19,695 Avg. Cost After Aid

536 Favorites

60 General Rank

49 Grad Rank

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46

West Virginia University

NCAA Division 1

$25,320 Tuition

$13,380 Avg. Cost After Aid

564 Favorites

66 General Rank

57 Grad Rank

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47

Kent State University

NCAA Division 1

$20,810 Tuition

$18,778 Avg. Cost After Aid

467 Favorites

63 General Rank

48 Grad Rank

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48

University of Wyoming

NCAA Division 1

$20,827 Tuition

$8,036 Avg. Cost After Aid

463 Favorites

62 General Rank

60 Grad Rank

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49

University of Northern Iowa

NCAA Division 1

$19,753 Tuition

$14,017 Avg. Cost After Aid

467 Favorites

16 General Rank

46 Grad Rank

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50

Franklin & Marshall College

NCAA Division 1

$63,406 Tuition

$30,182 Avg. Cost After Aid

114 Favorites

26 General Rank

29 Grad Rank

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51

Central Michigan University

NCAA Division 1

$13,200 Tuition

$16,810 Avg. Cost After Aid

412 Favorites

67 General Rank

58 Grad Rank

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52

Hofstra University

NCAA Division 1

$49,410 Tuition

$32,511 Avg. Cost After Aid

236 Favorites

59 General Rank

45 Grad Rank

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53

The Citadel

NCAA Division 1

$35,826 Tuition

$19,731 Avg. Cost After Aid

297 Favorites

3 General Rank

40 Grad Rank

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54

North Dakota State University

NCAA Division 1

$15,076 Tuition

$17,692 Avg. Cost After Aid

374 Favorites

68 General Rank

55 Grad Rank

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55

Sacred Heart University

NCAA Division 1

$45,230 Tuition

$43,871 Avg. Cost After Aid

176 Favorites

64 General Rank

39 Grad Rank

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56

Queens University of Charlotte

NCAA Division 1

$38,726 Tuition

$28,764 Avg. Cost After Aid

196 Favorites

9 General Rank

56 Grad Rank

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57

Bellarmine University

NCAA Division 1

$44,920 Tuition

$23,443 Avg. Cost After Aid

263 Favorites

65 General Rank

54 Grad Rank

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58

South Dakota State University

NCAA Division 1

$12,809 Tuition

$18,402 Avg. Cost After Aid

291 Favorites

71 General Rank

61 Grad Rank

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59

Campbell University

NCAA Division 1

$38,160 Tuition

$22,690 Avg. Cost After Aid

336 Favorites

69 General Rank

65 Grad Rank

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60

Virginia Military Institute - VMI

NCAA Division 1

$48,324 Tuition

$21,325 Avg. Cost After Aid

166 Favorites

37 General Rank

38 Grad Rank

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61

Presbyterian College

NCAA Division 1

$41,080 Tuition

$21,962 Avg. Cost After Aid

199 Favorites

52 General Rank

63 Grad Rank

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62

University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

NCAA Division 1

$25,966 Tuition

$12,732 Avg. Cost After Aid

444 Favorites

79 General Rank

67 Grad Rank

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63

California Baptist University

NCAA Division 1

$37,018 Tuition

$21,812 Avg. Cost After Aid

232 Favorites

22 General Rank

64 Grad Rank

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64

Northern Illinois University

NCAA Division 1

$12,478 Tuition

$14,266 Avg. Cost After Aid

357 Favorites

75 General Rank

72 Grad Rank

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65

University of Northern Colorado

NCAA Division 1

$23,785 Tuition

$16,075 Avg. Cost After Aid

331 Favorites

78 General Rank

69 Grad Rank

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66

Oklahoma State University

NCAA Division 1

$24,764 Tuition

$13,188 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,183 Favorites

44 General Rank

52 Grad Rank

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67

Rider University

NCAA Division 1

$35,850 Tuition

$22,316 Avg. Cost After Aid

184 Favorites

19 General Rank

59 Grad Rank

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68

Gardner-Webb University

NCAA Division 1

$32,200 Tuition

$19,785 Avg. Cost After Aid

235 Favorites

73 General Rank

73 Grad Rank

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69

Lindenwood University

NCAA Division 1

$18,640 Tuition

$17,410 Avg. Cost After Aid

315 Favorites

47 General Rank

68 Grad Rank

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70

California State University - Bakersfield

NCAA Division 1

$19,459 Tuition

$6,821 Avg. Cost After Aid

283 Favorites

33 General Rank

74 Grad Rank

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71

Lock Haven University

NCAA Division 1

$20,702 Tuition

$15,583 Avg. Cost After Aid

337 Favorites

48 General Rank

66 Grad Rank

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72

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

NCAA Division 1

$12,219 Tuition

$14,331 Avg. Cost After Aid

232 Favorites

76 General Rank

70 Grad Rank

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73

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 1

$22,806 Tuition

$18,792 Avg. Cost After Aid

226 Favorites

51 General Rank

62 Grad Rank

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74

Cleveland State University

NCAA Division 1

$16,653 Tuition

$15,544 Avg. Cost After Aid

255 Favorites

72 General Rank

71 Grad Rank

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75

Morgan State University

NCAA Division 1

$18,479 Tuition

$16,645 Avg. Cost After Aid

131 Favorites

70 General Rank

76 Grad Rank

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76

Utah Valley University

NCAA Division 1

$17,092 Tuition

$9,464 Avg. Cost After Aid

310 Favorites

45 General Rank

78 Grad Rank

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77

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

NCAA Division 1

$18,957 Tuition

$15,868 Avg. Cost After Aid

284 Favorites

77 General Rank

77 Grad Rank

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78

Edinboro University

NCAA Division 1

$15,062 Tuition

$17,096 Avg. Cost After Aid

223 Favorites

58 General Rank

75 Grad Rank

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79

Long Island University

NCAA Division 1

$36,978 Tuition

$29,754 Avg. Cost After Aid

150 Favorites

74 General Rank

79 Grad Rank

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