Division I · Patriot League
Bucknell University Men's Swimming & Diving
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
29
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 30
$727k
Team budget
60th percentile in Division I
$25,081
Per roster spot
median $22,884
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
991
APR
99% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $727,359, above the median of $592k — $25,081 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men'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 991, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,667,603 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,352 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).
#54Team budgetof 134 · Division I#58Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#58Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#40APRof 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
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$727,359 for the year
- Operating expenses$170,598 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,081 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 983 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,667,603 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,352 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$290,116 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Huger head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Josh Huger | Head Coach | not on file |
| Collin Hummel | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Errol Carter | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Lincicum | Assistant 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 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,846undergraduates · 3,892 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →32%admitted · of 11,010 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3029
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate991
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $727,359 $25,081 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,667,603
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $290,116
Cost
Full picture →$38,486net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →5.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 18 fields · Bachelor's, 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.
Men's Swimming & Diving program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions32% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,486 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,846Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.88 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 11 | 16 | $78k | — | 79% | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 6 | $55k | — | 68% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 23 | $188k | — | 95% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 47 | 18 | $42k | — | 75% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 28 | $1.3M | 981 | 54% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 19 | $68k | — | 43% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 55 | 15 | $72k | — | 85% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 55 | 12 | $29k | — | 78% | |
| Wilkes University Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 8 | $64k | — | 91% | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 56 | 9 | $56k | — | 93% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 58 | 21 | $90k | — | 77% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 65 | 7 | $103k | — | 95% |
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 |
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