Ball State University Women's Swimming & Diving
Ball State University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $501,937, below the median of $830k — $14,341 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (92 of 197 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,039,187 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,477 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 197 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$501,937 for the year
- Operating expenses$175,753 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,341 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,039,187 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,477 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$293,629 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| J Agnew | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brendon Stevens | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| James Boone | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 I roster spots5,811 197 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 24 4.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $501,937 $14,341 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,039,187
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $293,629
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,758 in-state · $28,766 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Ball State 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.
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | 13 | $73k | — | 53% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 48 | 26 | $248k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 50 | 21 | $476k | 997 | 81% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 51 | 34 | $621k | — | 73% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 11 | $71k | — | 91% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 13 | $104k | — | 71% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 73 | — | — | — | — | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 81 | 45 | $2M | 1000 | 50% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 86 | 28 | $153k | — | 54% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 86 | 19 | $80k | — | 91% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 88 | 37 | $1.3M | 1000 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 88 | 25 | $426k | 1000 | 88% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 1 | 29 | $1.3M | $44,786 | 995 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 2 over cap | 32 | $1M | $32,008 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 5 over cap | 35 | $1M | $29,248 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Akron 1 over cap | 31 | $959k | $30,949 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 9 over cap | 39 | $934k | $23,949 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 4 | 26 | $903k | $34,742 | 1000 | vs | |
| Ball State University 5 over cap | 35 | $502k | $14,341 | 997 | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked