Division II · Conference Carolinas
Catawba College Men's Swimming & Diving
Salisbury, NC · the Catawba Indians · Catawba College overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$463k
Team budget
77th percentile in Division II
$21,063
Per roster spot
median $11,576
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
78%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Catawba College fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Conference Carolinas (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $463,407, well above the median of $284k — $21,063 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II men's swimming & diving programs. The school gave $3,806,626 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,347 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 71 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#17Team budgetof 71 · Division II#10Spend per playerof 71 · Division II#40Roster sizeof 71 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$463,407 for the year
- Operating expenses$64,246 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,063 division median $11,576
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,806,626 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,347 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$11,906 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Gearing head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Regan Nolan | Associate Head Swimming Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alex Gonzalez | Assistant Swimming 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 players119,102 2024-25
- Division II roster spots1,700 71 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 70 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,153undergraduates · 1,241 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 2,547 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1186
ACT middle 50%20 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $463,407 $21,064 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,806,626
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $11,906
Cost
Full picture →$18,319net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,400
Campus safety
Full picture →1.21violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,319 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,153Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.21 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 24 | 21 | $463k | 1000 | 14% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 40 | 35 | $729k | — | 68% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 46 | 3 | $18k | — | 92% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 48 | 25 | $195k | — | 81% | |
| Wingate University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 49 | 28 | $637k | — | 85% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 73 | 20 | $492k | 989 | 87% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 82 | 37 | $1.5M | 994 | 19% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 89 | 26 | $1.1M | 995 | 7% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 96 | 17 | $188k | — | 64% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 102 | 36 | $1.6M | 990 | 40% | |
| William Peace University Division III · Independent | 104 | 8 | $73k | — | 97% | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 106 | 34 | $1.8M | 995 | 57% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Conference Carolinas
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate University | 28 | $637k | $22,744 | — | vs | |
| Catawba College | 22 | $463k | $21,063 | — | vs | |
| Carson-Newman University | 21 | $400k | $19,034 | — | vs | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) | 17 | $353k | $20,776 | — | vs | |
| King University | 11 | $289k | $26,317 | — | vs | |
| Mars Hill University | 16 | $204k | $12,747 | — | vs | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | 25 | $195k | $7,782 | — | vs | |
| Converse University | 17 | $188k | $11,074 | — | vs | |
| Barton College | 17 | $179k | $10,503 | — | vs | |
| Chowan University | 16 | $141k | $8,817 | — | vs |
Every Conference Carolinas men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked