Division I · Patriot League
Boston University Men's Swimming & Diving
Boston, MA · the Terriers · Boston University overview
31
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 30
$421k
Team budget
29th percentile in Division I
$13,586
Per roster spot
median $22,884
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, above the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $421,168, below the median of $592k — $13,586 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (52 of 134 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,660,009 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,032 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 134 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#95Team budgetof 134 · Division I#100Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#45Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#43APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$421,168 for the year
- Operating expenses$103,310 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,586 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,660,009 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,032 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$254,266 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| James Sica head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Stephen Andersen | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brad Snodgrass | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 players119,102 2024-25
- Division I roster spots3,828 134 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 31 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →18,656undergraduates · 36,624 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →11%admitted · of 80,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3031
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $421,168 $13,586 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,660,009
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $254,266
Cost
Full picture →$27,551net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,168
Campus safety
Full picture →1.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 47 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Boston 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.
Men's Swimming & Diving program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions11% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,551 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 18,656Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.1 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 31 | $230k | — | 5% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 33 | $741k | 996 | 3% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 36 | $529k | 993 | 16% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 4 | 35 | $311k | — | 10% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 6 | 33 | $145k | — | 48% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 8 | 15 | $130k | — | 35% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | 25 | $152k | — | 20% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 10 | 6 | $43k | — | 89% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Gordon College Division III · Little East Conference | 22 | 8 | $30k | — | 59% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Little East Conference | 26 | 25 | $62k | — | 89% | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 27 | 21 | $124k | — | 71% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell University room for 1 | 29 | $727k | $25,081 | 991 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland 14 over cap | 44 | $595k | $13,532 | 979 | vs | |
| Boston University 1 over cap | 31 | $421k | $13,586 | 990 | vs | |
| American University room for 5 | 25 | $347k | $13,861 | 973 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 6 | 24 | $346k | $14,433 | 997 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 5 | 25 | $298k | $11,931 | 988 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 3 | 27 | $213k | $7,898 | 995 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 4 | 26 | $193k | $7,421 | 992 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs |
Every Patriot League men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked