Division I · Patriot League
Boston University Women's Swimming & Diving
Boston, MA · the Terriers · Boston University overview
29
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 30
$421k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$14,523
Per roster spot
median $29,970
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
992
APR
99% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $421,170, well below the median of $830k — $14,523 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,606,968 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,088 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).
#163Team budgetof 197 · Division I#166Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#102Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#123APRof 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
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$421,170 for the year
- Operating expenses$103,312 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,523 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,606,968 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,088 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$220,187 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 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 →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%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3029
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $421,170 $14,523 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,606,968
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $220,187
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.
Women's Swimming & Diving program29 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
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 40 | $213k | — | 5% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 1 | 35 | $1.2M | 991 | 6% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 35 | $714k | 1000 | 3% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 23 | $339k | 1000 | 16% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 4 | 37 | $328k | — | 10% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 6 | 26 | $114k | — | 48% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 8 | 12 | $118k | — | 35% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | 20 | $122k | — | 20% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 10 | 13 | $44k | — | 89% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 11 | 19 | $182k | — | 14% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | 19 | $421k | — | 73% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell University 1 over cap | 31 | $1.5M | $49,661 | 990 | vs | |
| Colgate University 5 over cap | 35 | $687k | $19,614 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 9 | 21 | $627k | $29,880 | 989 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 18 over cap | 48 | $568k | $11,826 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland 13 over cap | 43 | $428k | $9,955 | 997 | vs | |
| Boston University room for 1 | 29 | $421k | $14,523 | 992 | vs | |
| American University room for 1 | 29 | $397k | $13,683 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 3 | 27 | $357k | $13,239 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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