Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Bellarmine University Women's Swimming & Diving
Louisville, KY · the Knights · Bellarmine University overview
17
Roster
room for 13 under the cap of 30
$386k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$22,732
Per roster spot
median $29,970
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Bellarmine University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, well below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $386,453, well below the median of $830k — $22,732 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 13 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $3,064,919 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,931 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).
#172Team budgetof 197 · Division I#120Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#186Roster sizeof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 13
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$386,453 for the year
- Operating expenses$73,616 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,732 division median $29,970
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,064,919 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,931 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$68,943 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gord Veldman head coach | Head Coach | not 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 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,351undergraduates · 2,993 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 3,462 applicants
SAT middle 50%1075 – 1243
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3017
room for 13
- Team expenses
- $386,453 $22,733 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,064,919
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $68,943
Cost
Full picture →$24,432net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,780
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,432 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,351Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 32 | $1.5M | 991 | 81% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 62 | 15 | $65k | — | 64% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 64 | 45 | $163k | — | 54% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 66 | 37 | $2.3M | 1000 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 20 | $88k | — | 85% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 79 | 43 | $2.6M | 995 | 80% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 87 | 2 | $107k | — | 96% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 89 | 13 | $104k | — | 71% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 90 | 37 | $1.3M | 1000 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 92 | 25 | $426k | 1000 | 88% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 101 | 14 | $276k | 995 | 78% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 101 | — | — | — | — |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware 4 over cap | 34 | $1.2M | $36,369 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University 1 over cap | 31 | $987k | $31,835 | 995 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte room for 1 | 29 | $709k | $24,465 | — | vs | |
| Old Dominion University room for 4 | 26 | $666k | $25,599 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1 over cap | 31 | $619k | $19,975 | 983 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 7 | 23 | $502k | $21,841 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap | 31 | $474k | $15,288 | 996 | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 2 | 28 | $417k | $14,887 | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 2 | 28 | $390k | $13,945 | 994 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University room for 13 | 17 | $386k | $22,732 | — | vs |
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