Division I · Patriot League
Bucknell University Women's Swimming & Diving
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
31
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 30
$1.5M
Team budget
75th percentile in Division I
$49,661
Per roster spot
median $29,970
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,539,518, well above the median of $830k — $49,661 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women'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 (92 of 197 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,358,235 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,982 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).
#51Team budgetof 197 · Division I#49Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#82Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#134APRof 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
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,539,518 for the year
- Operating expenses$169,092 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,661 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,358,235 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,982 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$166,362 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 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
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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%
Women'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
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,539,518 $49,662 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,358,235
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $166,362
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
Research Bucknell 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 program31 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
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 11 | 13 | $88k | — | 79% | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 7 | $65k | — | 68% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 41 | $357k | — | 95% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 41 | $357k | — | 95% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 47 | 24 | $42k | — | 75% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 30 | $1.3M | 993 | 54% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 14 | $57k | — | 43% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 55 | 17 | $79k | — | 85% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 55 | 20 | $35k | — | 78% | |
| Wilkes University Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 7 | $65k | — | 91% | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 56 | 5 | $47k | — | 93% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 58 | 13 | $56k | — | 77% |
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 |
Every Patriot League women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked