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Best Wrestling Colleges | NCSA Power Rankings 2023

Author

Jackson Reed

Published Mar 16, 2026

Top Wrestling Schools

NCSA analyzed 347 four-year colleges with men’s college wrestling programs across four division levels (D1, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best 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.

For more information on the NCSA Power Rankings, visit our press kit or email us.

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1

Stanford University logo

NCAA Division 1

$56,169Tuition

$7,200Avg. Cost After Aid

729Favorites

3General Rank

12Grad Rank

2

Princeton University logo

NCAA Division 1

$56,010Tuition

$11,080Avg. Cost After Aid

417Favorites

1General Rank

1Grad Rank

3

Harvard University logo

NCAA Division 1

$55,587Tuition

$13,259Avg. Cost After Aid

367Favorites

3General Rank

5Grad Rank

4

Columbia University logo

NCAA Division 1

$63,530Tuition

$12,836Avg. Cost After Aid

347Favorites

18General Rank

3Grad Rank

5

University of Pennsylvania - Penn logo

NCAA Division 1

$61,710Tuition

$14,851Avg. Cost After Aid

493Favorites

7General Rank

6Grad Rank

6

University of Michigan logo

NCAA Division 1

$53,232Tuition

$17,086Avg. Cost After Aid

811Favorites

25General Rank

24Grad Rank

7

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill logo

NCAA Division 1

$36,891Tuition

$13,263Avg. Cost After Aid

853Favorites

29General Rank

72Grad Rank

8

Duke University logo

NCAA Division 1

$60,244Tuition

$31,416Avg. Cost After Aid

751Favorites

10General Rank

10Grad Rank

9

Johns Hopkins University logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,720Tuition

$14,254Avg. Cost After Aid

210Favorites

7General Rank

15Grad Rank

10

University of Virginia logo

NCAA Division 1

$53,626Tuition

$20,507Avg. Cost After Aid

789Favorites

25General Rank

22Grad Rank

11

Ohio State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$35,019Tuition

$18,623Avg. Cost After Aid

1,261Favorites

49General Rank

86Grad Rank

12

Northwestern University logo

NCAA Division 1

$60,768Tuition

$28,230Avg. Cost After Aid

466Favorites

10General Rank

13Grad Rank

13

University of Wisconsin logo

NCAA Division 1

$38,608Tuition

$16,708Avg. Cost After Aid

616Favorites

38General Rank

83Grad Rank

14

Brown University logo

NCAA Division 1

$62,304Tuition

$26,308Avg. Cost After Aid

263Favorites

13General Rank

11Grad Rank

15

University of Chicago logo

NCAA Division 3

$62,241Tuition

$22,690Avg. Cost After Aid

242Favorites

6General Rank

8Grad Rank

16

Cornell University logo

NCAA Division 1

$61,015Tuition

$29,011Avg. Cost After Aid

490Favorites

17General Rank

16Grad Rank

17

Purdue University logo

NCAA Division 1

$28,794Tuition

$9,127Avg. Cost After Aid

661Favorites

51General Rank

178Grad Rank

18

University of Maryland logo

NCAA Division 1

$38,636Tuition

$17,500Avg. Cost After Aid

376Favorites

55General Rank

93Grad Rank

19

Michigan State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$40,562Tuition

$10,925Avg. Cost After Aid

664Favorites

77General Rank

187Grad Rank

20

North Carolina State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$29,916Tuition

$16,239Avg. Cost After Aid

893Favorites

72General Rank

139Grad Rank

21

Virginia Tech logo

NCAA Division 1

$33,857Tuition

$20,927Avg. Cost After Aid

718Favorites

62General Rank

109Grad Rank

22

University of Illinois logo

NCAA Division 1

$32,892Tuition

$15,483Avg. Cost After Aid

543Favorites

41General Rank

136Grad Rank

23

University of Minnesota logo

NCAA Division 1

$33,818Tuition

$17,419Avg. Cost After Aid

584Favorites

62General Rank

142Grad Rank

24

Indiana University logo

NCAA Division 1

$38,352Tuition

$14,216Avg. Cost After Aid

419Favorites

72General Rank

209Grad Rank

25

United States Naval Academy logo

NCAA Division 1

$4,799Tuition

$4,022Avg. Cost After Aid

358Favorites

6General Rank

54Grad Rank

26

Rutgers University logo

NCAA Division 1

$33,005Tuition

$15,365Avg. Cost After Aid

436Favorites

55General Rank

148Grad Rank

27

University of Pittsburgh logo

NCAA Division 1

$35,394Tuition

$27,926Avg. Cost After Aid

554Favorites

62General Rank

141Grad Rank

28

Davidson College logo

NCAA Division 1

$55,200Tuition

$17,057Avg. Cost After Aid

221Favorites

15General Rank

79Grad Rank

29

United States Air Force Academy logo

NCAA Division 1

$7,326Tuition

$11,513Avg. Cost After Aid

357Favorites

18General Rank

114Grad Rank

30

Lehigh University logo

NCAA Division 1

$57,470Tuition

$32,698Avg. Cost After Aid

358Favorites

51General Rank

98Grad Rank

31

Williams College logo

NCAA Division 3

$59,660Tuition

$14,739Avg. Cost After Aid

114Favorites

1General Rank

19Grad Rank

32

University of Iowa logo

NCAA Division 1

$31,905Tuition

$19,443Avg. Cost After Aid

1,327Favorites

83General Rank

320Grad Rank

33

Penn State logo

NCAA Division 1

$36,476Tuition

$27,521Avg. Cost After Aid

1,450Favorites

77General Rank

372Grad Rank

34

New York University logo

NCAA Division 3

$56,500Tuition

$39,565Avg. Cost After Aid

194Favorites

25General Rank

107Grad Rank

35

University of Oklahoma logo

NCAA Division 1

$27,816Tuition

$19,867Avg. Cost After Aid

719Favorites

127General Rank

277Grad Rank

36

Iowa State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$25,446Tuition

$15,351Avg. Cost After Aid

847Favorites

127General Rank

271Grad Rank

37

United States Military Academy logo

NCAA Division 1

$7,326Tuition

$18,623Avg. Cost After Aid

398Favorites

9General Rank

154Grad Rank

38

Arizona State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$29,438Tuition

$12,814Avg. Cost After Aid

894Favorites

121General Rank

551Grad Rank

39

University of Missouri logo

NCAA Division 1

$30,450Tuition

$17,899Avg. Cost After Aid

729Favorites

121General Rank

365Grad Rank

40

Washington & Lee University logo

NCAA Division 3

$59,380Tuition

$27,417Avg. Cost After Aid

177Favorites

11General Rank

25Grad Rank

41

Colorado School of Mines logo

NCAA Division 2

$40,838Tuition

$25,211Avg. Cost After Aid

353Favorites

89General Rank

167Grad Rank

42

Oregon State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$31,579Tuition

$18,010Avg. Cost After Aid

569Favorites

151General Rank

481Grad Rank

43

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo logo

NCAA Division 1

$28,105Tuition

$20,633Avg. Cost After Aid

352Favorites

2General Rank

130Grad Rank

44

Case Western Reserve University logo

NCAA Division 3

$54,532Tuition

$37,702Avg. Cost After Aid

165Favorites

44General Rank

139Grad Rank

45

Oklahoma State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$24,764Tuition

$13,188Avg. Cost After Aid

1,183Favorites

182General Rank

565Grad Rank

46

Wesleyan University logo

NCAA Division 3

$62,049Tuition

$26,080Avg. Cost After Aid

74Favorites

18General Rank

65Grad Rank

47

Bucknell University logo

NCAA Division 1

$59,802Tuition

$39,403Avg. Cost After Aid

321Favorites

37General Rank

89Grad Rank

48

George Mason University logo

NCAA Division 1

$36,579Tuition

$18,581Avg. Cost After Aid

314Favorites

137General Rank

430Grad Rank

49

University of Nebraska logo

NCAA Division 1

$27,002Tuition

$16,764Avg. Cost After Aid

517Favorites

151General Rank

538Grad Rank

50

Drexel University logo

NCAA Division 1

$57,136Tuition

$23,167Avg. Cost After Aid

314Favorites

105General Rank

238Grad Rank

51

Appalachian State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$23,017Tuition

$13,897Avg. Cost After Aid

530Favorites

6General Rank

357Grad Rank

52

American University logo

NCAA Division 1

$53,334Tuition

$28,037Avg. Cost After Aid

202Favorites

72General Rank

233Grad Rank

53

Ohio University logo

NCAA Division 1

$22,810Tuition

$19,695Avg. Cost After Aid

536Favorites

182General Rank

527Grad Rank

54

West Virginia University logo

NCAA Division 1

$25,320Tuition

$13,380Avg. Cost After Aid

564Favorites

234General Rank

621Grad Rank

55

Kent State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$20,810Tuition

$18,778Avg. Cost After Aid

467Favorites

212General Rank

505Grad Rank

56

Trinity College - Connecticut logo

NCAA Division 3

$61,370Tuition

$32,036Avg. Cost After Aid

87Favorites

39General Rank

132Grad Rank

57

University of Wyoming logo

NCAA Division 1

$20,827Tuition

$8,036Avg. Cost After Aid

463Favorites

202General Rank

757Grad Rank

58

University of Northern Iowa logo

NCAA Division 1

$19,753Tuition

$14,017Avg. Cost After Aid

467Favorites

17General Rank

459Grad Rank

59

Franklin & Marshall College logo

NCAA Division 1

$63,406Tuition

$30,182Avg. Cost After Aid

114Favorites

39General Rank

177Grad Rank

60

Central Michigan University logo

NCAA Division 1

$13,200Tuition

$16,810Avg. Cost After Aid

412Favorites

250General Rank

714Grad Rank

61

Wheaton College - Illinois logo

NCAA Division 3

$40,820Tuition

$25,287Avg. Cost After Aid

128Favorites

63General Rank

94Grad Rank

62

Hofstra University logo

NCAA Division 1

$49,410Tuition

$32,511Avg. Cost After Aid

236Favorites

166General Rank

438Grad Rank

63

Gettysburg College logo

NCAA Division 3

$59,960Tuition

$26,853Avg. Cost After Aid

115Favorites

61General Rank

188Grad Rank

64

Rochester Institute of Technology logo

NCAA Division 3

$52,756Tuition

$30,765Avg. Cost After Aid

98Favorites

105General Rank

457Grad Rank

65

Worcester Polytechnic Institute logo

NCAA Division 3

$55,731Tuition

$45,005Avg. Cost After Aid

108Favorites

67General Rank

100Grad Rank

66

The Citadel logo

NCAA Division 1

$35,826Tuition

$19,731Avg. Cost After Aid

297Favorites

2General Rank

340Grad Rank

67

North Dakota State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$15,076Tuition

$17,692Avg. Cost After Aid

374Favorites

285General Rank

584Grad Rank

68

Sacred Heart University logo

NCAA Division 1

$45,230Tuition

$43,871Avg. Cost After Aid

176Favorites

219General Rank

329Grad Rank

69

Stevens Institute of Technology logo

NCAA Division 3

$56,920Tuition

$36,674Avg. Cost After Aid

100Favorites

83General Rank

99Grad Rank

70

Maryville University logo

NCAA Division 2

$27,166Tuition

$24,450Avg. Cost After Aid

148Favorites

234General Rank

337Grad Rank

71

Ithaca College logo

NCAA Division 3

$46,760Tuition

$33,748Avg. Cost After Aid

150Favorites

12General Rank

252Grad Rank

72

Queens University of Charlotte logo

NCAA Division 1

$38,726Tuition

$28,764Avg. Cost After Aid

196Favorites

9General Rank

611Grad Rank

73

The College of New Jersey logo

NCAA Division 3

$29,594Tuition

$17,138Avg. Cost After Aid

107Favorites

5General Rank

105Grad Rank

74

University of Indianapolis logo

NCAA Division 2

$33,520Tuition

$21,411Avg. Cost After Aid

203Favorites

263General Rank

638Grad Rank

75

Gannon University logo

NCAA Division 2

$34,526Tuition

$21,964Avg. Cost After Aid

171Favorites

263General Rank

614Grad Rank

76

Bellarmine University logo

NCAA Division 1

$44,920Tuition

$23,443Avg. Cost After Aid

263Favorites

234General Rank

572Grad Rank

77

Pacific University logo

NCAA Division 3

$50,070Tuition

$34,063Avg. Cost After Aid

95Favorites

194General Rank

412Grad Rank

78

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse logo

NCAA Division 3

$18,014Tuition

$14,839Avg. Cost After Aid

152Favorites

250General Rank

344Grad Rank

79

San Francisco State University logo

NCAA Division 2

$19,184Tuition

$12,590Avg. Cost After Aid

300Favorites

234General Rank

994Grad Rank

80

Augustana College - Illinois logo

NCAA Division 3

$46,189Tuition

$23,538Avg. Cost After Aid

121Favorites

94General Rank

234Grad Rank

81

South Dakota State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$12,809Tuition

$18,402Avg. Cost After Aid

291Favorites

317General Rank

780Grad Rank

82

United States Coast Guard Academy logo

NCAA Division 3

$10,734Tuition

$4,730Avg. Cost After Aid

119Favorites

1General Rank

41Grad Rank

83

Mercyhurst University logo

NCAA Division 2

$42,680Tuition

$25,704Avg. Cost After Aid

171Favorites

70General Rank

683Grad Rank

84

Augustana University - South Dakota logo

NCAA Division 2

$35,914Tuition

$27,055Avg. Cost After Aid

168Favorites

9General Rank

420Grad Rank

85

Wilkes University logo

NCAA Division 3

$39,914Tuition

$29,807Avg. Cost After Aid

157Favorites

234General Rank

723Grad Rank

86

Campbell University logo

NCAA Division 1

$38,160Tuition

$22,690Avg. Cost After Aid

336Favorites

299General Rank

919Grad Rank

87

Springfield College logo

NCAA Division 3

$40,480Tuition

$27,837Avg. Cost After Aid

65Favorites

202General Rank

341Grad Rank

88

Ashland University logo

NCAA Division 2

$23,090Tuition

$21,151Avg. Cost After Aid

254Favorites

82General Rank

506Grad Rank

89

John Carroll University logo

NCAA Division 3

$45,514Tuition

$29,172Avg. Cost After Aid

217Favorites

2General Rank

275Grad Rank

90

Virginia Military Institute - VMI logo

NCAA Division 1

$48,324Tuition

$21,325Avg. Cost After Aid

166Favorites

70General Rank

322Grad Rank

91

Baldwin Wallace University logo

NCAA Division 3

$35,966Tuition

$26,072Avg. Cost After Aid

219Favorites

8General Rank

541Grad Rank

92

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater logo

NCAA Division 3

$16,602Tuition

$14,856Avg. Cost After Aid

195Favorites

45General Rank

638Grad Rank

93

St. John Fisher College logo

NCAA Division 3

$36,352Tuition

$26,720Avg. Cost After Aid

88Favorites

202General Rank

347Grad Rank

94

North Central College logo

NCAA Division 3

$42,206Tuition

$25,605Avg. Cost After Aid

133Favorites

17General Rank

600Grad Rank

95

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire logo

NCAA Division 3

$17,149Tuition

$16,884Avg. Cost After Aid

123Favorites

37General Rank

491Grad Rank

96

University of Findlay logo

NCAA Division 2

$37,188Tuition

$22,625Avg. Cost After Aid

140Favorites

317General Rank

645Grad Rank

97

Messiah University logo

NCAA Division 3

$38,370Tuition

$23,560Avg. Cost After Aid

225Favorites

28General Rank

255Grad Rank

98

Ohio Northern University logo

NCAA Division 3

$35,380Tuition

$24,401Avg. Cost After Aid

161Favorites

4General Rank

272Grad Rank

99

Washington & Jefferson College logo

NCAA Division 3

$50,192Tuition

$26,460Avg. Cost After Aid

152Favorites

94General Rank

270Grad Rank

100

University of Mount Union logo

NCAA Division 3

$33,400Tuition

$22,836Avg. Cost After Aid

169Favorites

30General Rank

487Grad Rank