Bates College Women's Swimming & Diving
Bates College fields a women's swimming & diving team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $201,775, well above the median of $100k — $9,608 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III women's swimming & diving programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 233 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$201,775 for the year
- Operating expenses$50,289 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,608 division median $5,677
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$41,109 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Casares head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school swimming & diving players138,303 2024-25
- Division III roster spots4,715 233 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 29 3.4% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $201,775 $9,608 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $41,109
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $63,478
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Bates College
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 18 | 26 | $149k | — | 8% | |
| Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 24 | 10 | $41k | — | 82% | |
| Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 41 | 40 | $276k | — | 7% | |
| University of New England Division III · Little East Conference | 46 | 26 | $100k | — | 89% | |
| Maine Maritime Academy Division III · Little East Conference | 72 | 13 | $118k | — | 61% | |
| University of New Hampshire Division I · America East Conference | 76 | 28 | $886k | 988 | 87% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference | 78 | 10 | $36k | — | 91% | |
| Husson University Division III · Little East Conference | 86 | 19 | $98k | — | 86% | |
| University of Maine Division I · America East Conference | 93 | 32 | $665k | 997 | 96% | |
| Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League | 108 | 28 | $391k | 1000 | 6% | |
| Gordon College Division III · Little East Conference | 109 | 13 | $30k | — | 59% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Metro Conference | 110 | 29 | $937k | — | 74% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College | 37 | $403k | $10,886 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 37 | $328k | $8,875 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 40 | $276k | $6,900 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 26 | $257k | $9,873 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | 21 | $202k | $9,608 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 25 | $188k | $7,527 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 32 | $156k | $4,868 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 30 | $149k | $4,962 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 26 | $149k | $5,721 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 30 | $132k | $4,409 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every New England Small College Athletic Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked