Division I · Patriot League
American University Men's Swimming & Diving
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25
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 30
$347k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$13,861
Per roster spot
median $22,884
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
973
APR
99% of players retained
47%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
American University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, below the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $346,544, well below the median of $592k — $13,861 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 973, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,758,227 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,615 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 134 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#104Team budgetof 134 · Division I#99Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#92Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#101APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$346,544 for the year
- Operating expenses$77,600 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,861 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,758,227 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,615 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$111,191 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Garland Bartlett head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emmett Adams | Head Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Beth O'Connor Baker | Assistant Coach / Tech Meet Coach | not on file |
| John Barry | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Caitlin Foley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cameron Lott | Graduate Assistant 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 swimming & diving players119,102 2024-25
- Division I roster spots3,828 134 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 31 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's swimming & diving 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 →7,817undergraduates · 13,019 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →47%admitted · of 17,786 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3025
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate973
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $346,544 $13,862 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,758,227
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $111,191
Cost
Full picture →$40,189net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,543
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research American University
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 Swimming & Diving program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions47% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$40,189 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,817Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 2 | 38 | $374k | 1000 | 13% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 3 | 16 | $70k | — | 81% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 3 | 23 | $1.2M | 983 | 44% | |
| Howard University Division I · Northeast Conference | 4 | 26 | $107k | 979 | 35% | |
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | 33 | $75k | — | 84% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 5 | 10 | $64k | — | 61% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 14 | 25 | $336k | 968 | 89% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 30 | 31 | $592k | 967 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 33 | — | — | 996 | 9% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 37 | 22 | $219k | — | 8% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 38 | 12 | $95k | — | 83% | |
| Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League | 38 | 44 | $595k | 979 | 76% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell University room for 1 | 29 | $727k | $25,081 | 991 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland 14 over cap | 44 | $595k | $13,532 | 979 | vs | |
| Boston University 1 over cap | 31 | $421k | $13,586 | 990 | vs | |
| American University room for 5 | 25 | $347k | $13,861 | 973 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 6 | 24 | $346k | $14,433 | 997 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 5 | 25 | $298k | $11,931 | 988 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 3 | 27 | $213k | $7,898 | 995 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 4 | 26 | $193k | $7,421 | 992 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs |
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