Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Boston College Women's Swimming & Diving
Chestnut Hill, MA · the Eagles · Boston College overview
23
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 30
$339k
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$14,753
Per roster spot
median $29,970
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
16%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston College fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $339,330, well below the median of $830k — $14,753 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,962,005 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $32,732 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).
#177Team budgetof 197 · Division I#165Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#167Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#1APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$339,330 for the year
- Operating expenses$176,621 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,753 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,962,005 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$32,732 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$473,572 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dara Torres 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
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 →10,083undergraduates · 15,280 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →16%admitted · of 36,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1430 – 1540
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3023
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $339,330 $14,753 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,962,005
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $473,572
Cost
Full picture →$32,590net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,680
Campus safety
Full picture →1.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Boston 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions16% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,590 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,083Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 3 | 29 | $421k | 992 | 11% | |
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 4 | 35 | $714k | 1000 | 3% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 4 | 35 | $1.2M | 991 | 6% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 4 | 40 | $213k | — | 5% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 4 | 26 | $114k | — | 48% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 5 | 12 | $118k | — | 35% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 6 | 20 | $122k | — | 20% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 6 | 37 | $328k | — | 10% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 7 | 13 | $44k | — | 89% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 8 | 19 | $182k | — | 14% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | 19 | $421k | — | 73% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University room for 2 | 28 | $2.6M | $94,374 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 5 | 25 | $2.6M | $105,524 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 3 over cap | 33 | $2.5M | $77,013 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 7 over cap | 37 | $2.5M | $67,851 | 993 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 2 | 28 | $2.5M | $89,262 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 11 | 19 | $2.4M | $127,823 | 994 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 19 over cap | 49 | $2.2M | $44,848 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 3 over cap | 33 | $2.2M | $65,480 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 3 over cap | 33 | $2M | $59,865 | 989 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 5 over cap | 35 | $1.7M | $49,826 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University at cap | 30 | $1.6M | $52,162 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 2 over cap | 32 | $1.5M | $47,153 | 991 | vs | |
| Florida State University 17 over cap | 47 | $1.5M | $31,327 | 990 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 7 over cap | 37 | $1.4M | $37,242 | 998 | vs | |
| Boston College room for 7 | 23 | $339k | $14,753 | 1000 | vs |
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