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Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference

Ashland University Men's Swimming & Diving

Ashland, OH · the Eagles · Ashland University overview
26
Roster
2024–25 season
$278k
Team budget
47th percentile in Division II
$10,691
Per roster spot
median $11,576
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
81%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

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 budget$278k
Spend per player$10,691
Roster size26
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$45k$667k
this programevery Division II men's swimming & diving program

Roster sizes

353
this programevery Division II roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Sydney I Laughlin head coachHead Coachnot 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 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.
3,123undergraduates · 4,143 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Brethren Church
81%admitted · of 3,633 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1255
ACT middle 50%20 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
61%

Men's Swimming & Diving

Full picture →
26on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$21,971net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$44,378
Average net price$21,971
Net price by family income
$0–30k$20,158
$30–48k$20,838
$48–75k$22,000
$75–110k$23,402
$110k and up$22,527
Tuition & fees
$26,390

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.65
Property0.08
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing104 · 21%
Business89 · 18%
Education88 · 18%
Communication & journalism54 · 11%
Biological sciences46 · 9%

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Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles

Ashland UniversityThe College of Wooster · 21 miOberlin College · 30 miKenyon College · 34 miBaldwin Wallace University · 43 miHeidelberg University · 48 miWalsh University · 50 miOhio Wesleyan University · 55 miCleveland State University · 56 miDenison University · 56 miCase Western Reserve University · 58 miJohn Carroll University · 60 miUniversity of Mount Union · 63 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference2129$116k—54%
Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference3020$169k—33%
Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference3438$121k—31%
Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference4320$93k—77%
Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference485$66k—68%
Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference50———78%
Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference559$99k—51%
Cleveland State University Division I · Horizon League5629$443k98495%
Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference5646$405k—17%
Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association5844$146k—29%
John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference6024$157k—81%
University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference6318$94k—80%

Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Findlay21$519k$24,704—vs
Ashland University26$278k$10,691—vs
Wheeling University17$222k$13,057—vs
Roberts Wesleyan University18$167k$9,255—vs
Salem University (West Virginia)26$148k$5,686—vs
Frostburg State University22$132k$6,021—vs
Davis & Elkins College9$111k$12,362—vs
Fairmont State University10$62k$6,212—vs
West Virginia Wesleyan College6$45k$7,552—vs
Walsh University————vs

Every Great Midwest Athletic Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked