Ashland University Men's Swimming & Diving
Ashland University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $277,987, about the median of $284k — $10,691 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's swimming & diving programs. The school gave $3,150,394 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,932 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 71 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$277,987 for the year
- Operating expenses$76,492 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,691 division median $11,576
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,150,394 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,932 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$63,784 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney I Laughlin head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 II roster spots1,700 71 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 70 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Brethren Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $277,987 $10,692 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,150,394
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $63,784
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $26,390
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | 29 | $116k | — | 54% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 30 | 20 | $169k | — | 33% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 34 | 38 | $121k | — | 31% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 43 | 20 | $93k | — | 77% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 48 | 5 | $66k | — | 68% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 55 | 9 | $99k | — | 51% | |
| Cleveland State University Division I · Horizon League | 56 | 29 | $443k | 984 | 95% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 56 | 46 | $405k | — | 17% | |
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 58 | 44 | $146k | — | 29% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | 24 | $157k | — | 81% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 63 | 18 | $94k | — | 80% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Findlay | 21 | $519k | $24,704 | — | vs | |
| Ashland University | 26 | $278k | $10,691 | — | vs | |
| Wheeling University | 17 | $222k | $13,057 | — | vs | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | 18 | $167k | $9,255 | — | vs | |
| Salem University (West Virginia) | 26 | $148k | $5,686 | — | vs | |
| Frostburg State University | 22 | $132k | $6,021 | — | vs | |
| Davis & Elkins College | 9 | $111k | $12,362 | — | vs | |
| Fairmont State University | 10 | $62k | $6,212 | — | vs | |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 6 | $45k | $7,552 | — | vs | |
| Walsh University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Great Midwest Athletic Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked