California State University, Bakersfield Women's Swimming & Diving
California State University, Bakersfield fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $536,632, below the median of $830k — $26,831 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 10 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 995, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,236,358 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,939 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 10
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$536,632 for the year
- Operating expenses$130,025 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,831 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 988 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,236,358 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,939 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$133,612 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Pelton head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Zac Gebhardt | Lead Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Harry Homans | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Dyson Modica | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $536,632 $26,832 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,236,358
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $133,612
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,696 in-state · $19,576 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research California State University, Bakersfield
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 70 | 21 | $292k | — | 80% | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 77 | 27 | $483k | 996 | 28% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 79 | 24 | $143k | — | 89% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 93 | 34 | $483k | 1000 | 50% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 96 | 40 | $2.3M | 996 | 9% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 99 | 14 | $103k | — | 40% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 101 | 25 | $112k | — | 3% | |
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · Independent | 101 | 23 | $332k | — | 58% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 103 | 32 | $2.2M | 980 | 10% | |
| California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 107 | 29 | $1.4M | 988 | 96% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 109 | 27 | $638k | — | 79% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 113 | 11 | $68k | — | 85% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver at cap | 30 | $1.6M | $54,142 | 995 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 3 over cap | 33 | $1M | $30,639 | 980 | vs | |
| Northern Arizona University room for 4 | 26 | $970k | $37,309 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado room for 1 | 29 | $928k | $32,001 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Idaho 7 over cap | 37 | $757k | $20,462 | 996 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word room for 6 | 24 | $655k | $27,273 | 988 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 10 | 20 | $537k | $26,831 | 983 | vs | |
| University of San Diego 2 over cap | 32 | $505k | $15,779 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego room for 4 | 26 | $494k | $19,002 | — | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 4 over cap | 34 | $483k | $14,218 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara room for 3 | 27 | $483k | $17,881 | 996 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific room for 10 | 20 | $424k | $21,181 | 994 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 7 | 23 | $423k | $18,381 | — | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley room for 12 | 18 | $387k | $21,514 | — | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 9 | 21 | $365k | $17,401 | 996 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked