Ashland University Women's Swimming & Diving
Ashland University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $256,603, below the median of $292k — $10,691 per roster spot, lower half of Division II women's swimming & diving programs. The school gave $2,044,941 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,554 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 91 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$256,603 for the year
- Operating expenses$70,608 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,691 division median $12,343
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,044,941 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,554 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$23,429 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 players138,303 2024-25
- Division II roster spots2,133 91 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 65 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; the women'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%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $256,603 $10,692 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,044,941
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $23,429
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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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.
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | 36 | $116k | — | 54% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 30 | 27 | $311k | — | 33% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 34 | 43 | $130k | — | 31% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 43 | 24 | $93k | — | 77% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 45 | 31 | $959k | 1000 | 71% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 48 | 11 | $99k | — | 68% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 55 | 14 | $100k | — | 51% | |
| Cleveland State University Division I · Horizon League | 56 | 32 | $553k | 988 | 95% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 56 | 35 | $369k | — | 17% | |
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 58 | 48 | $159k | — | 29% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | 20 | $141k | — | 81% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Findlay | 36 | $628k | $17,457 | — | vs | |
| Ashland University | 24 | $257k | $10,691 | — | vs | |
| Wheeling University | 14 | $214k | $15,312 | — | vs | |
| Davis & Elkins College | 17 | $150k | $8,842 | — | vs | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | 19 | $147k | $7,755 | — | vs | |
| Frostburg State University | 20 | $134k | $6,701 | — | vs | |
| Salem University (West Virginia) | 24 | $111k | $4,608 | — | vs | |
| Fairmont State University | 12 | $93k | $7,725 | — | vs | |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 9 | $65k | $7,173 | — | vs | |
| Hillsdale College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Walsh University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Great Midwest Athletic Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked