Division II · Independent
Biola University Women's Swimming & Diving
La Mirada, CA · the Eagles · Biola University overview
26
Roster
2024–25 season
$414k
Team budget
76th percentile in Division II
$15,910
Per roster spot
median $12,343
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
60%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Biola University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Independent (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $413,662, above the median of $292k — $15,910 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's swimming & diving programs. The school gave $2,762,565 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,167 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).
#23Team budgetof 91 · Division II#30Spend per playerof 91 · Division II#22Roster sizeof 91 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$413,662 for the year
- Operating expenses$76,369 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,910 division median $12,343
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,762,565 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,167 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$19,783 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nate Harding | Head Swim & Dive Coach | On file · sign in |
| Leah Thomas | Lead Asst. Coach | On file · sign in |
| Daniel Parahnevich | Asst. Swim & Dive Coach | not on file |
| Ivanna Gomez | Asst. Swim & Dive Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jacob Haaksma | Asst. Swim & Dive Coach | On file · sign in |
| Elizabeth Mackay | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eric Lesser | Asst. Diving 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 II roster spots2,133 91 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 65 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,395undergraduates · 5,296 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Undenominational
Getting in
Full picture →60%admitted · of 4,003 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1360
ACT middle 50%24 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $413,662 $15,910 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,762,565
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $19,783
Cost
Full picture →$30,510net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,704
Campus safety
Full picture →0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Biola 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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions60% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,510 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,395Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.67 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 5 | 11 | $68k | — | 85% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 43 | $255k | — | 56% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 17 | 27 | $638k | — | 79% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 17 | 25 | $112k | — | 3% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 17 | 32 | $2.2M | 980 | 10% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 19 | 14 | $103k | — | 40% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 19 | 10 | $66k | — | 48% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 21 | 30 | $419k | — | 60% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 22 | 37 | $172k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 22 | 35 | $186k | — | 11% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 27 | 40 | $2.3M | 996 | 9% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 34 | 27 | $1.3M | 1000 | 74% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Independent
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, East Bay | 20 | $452k | $22,618 | — | vs | |
| Biola University | 26 | $414k | $15,910 | — | vs | |
| Fresno Pacific University | 23 | $332k | $14,440 | — | vs | |
| Ouachita Baptist University | 21 | $243k | $11,570 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 30 | $175k | $5,834 | — | vs | |
| Delta State University | 24 | $166k | $6,900 | — | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Morris | 21 | $102k | $4,847 | — | vs | |
| William Peace University | 8 | $73k | $9,181 | — | vs | |
| Piedmont University | 15 | $70k | $4,638 | — | vs | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 10 | $54k | $5,356 | — | vs | |
| University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez | 7 | $39k | $5,586 | — | vs | |
| Warren Wilson College | 11 | $26k | $2,365 | — | vs |
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