Division I · Metro Conference
Canisius University Women's Swimming & Diving
Buffalo, NY · the Golden Griffins · Canisius University overview
28
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 30
$274k
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$9,794
Per roster spot
median $29,970
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
984
APR
98% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Canisius University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $274,253, well below the median of $830k — $9,794 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,199,149 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,603 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).
#183Team budgetof 197 · Division I#185Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#117Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#164APRof 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
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$274,253 for the year
- Operating expenses$100,165 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,794 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 975 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,199,149 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,603 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$151,291 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Vanderzell head coach | Head 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
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 →1,798undergraduates · 2,545 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,147 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3028
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate984
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $274,253 $9,795 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,199,149
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $151,291
Cost
Full picture →$19,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,720
Campus safety
Full picture →0.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Canisius 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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,321 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,798Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.41 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 6 | 29 | $1.3M | 995 | 69% | |
| Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference | 17 | 28 | $422k | 988 | 85% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 41 | 9 | $115k | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 50 | 22 | $132k | — | 71% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 53 | 28 | $205k | — | 64% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 55 | 19 | $147k | — | 78% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 61 | 30 | $198k | — | 71% | |
| St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 61 | 24 | $723k | 988 | 82% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association | 63 | 31 | $195k | — | 36% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 68 | 6 | $82k | — | 91% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · Empire 8 | 68 | 21 | $118k | — | 79% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 71 | 16 | $76k | — | 48% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 6 | 24 | $961k | $40,021 | 995 | vs | |
| Merrimack College room for 1 | 29 | $937k | $32,302 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University at cap | 30 | $779k | $25,956 | 993 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 2 | 28 | $568k | $20,284 | 990 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 5 | 25 | $547k | $21,861 | 987 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 13 | 17 | $485k | $28,554 | 984 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 5 | 25 | $470k | $18,794 | 996 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 28 | $422k | $15,079 | 988 | vs | |
| Iona University room for 5 | 25 | $409k | $16,373 | 1000 | vs | |
| Canisius University room for 2 | 28 | $274k | $9,794 | 984 | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 17 | 13 | $185k | $14,220 | 971 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 14 | 16 | $145k | $9,056 | 984 | vs |
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