Division I · Horizon League
Cleveland State University Men's Swimming & Diving
Cleveland, OH · the Vikings · Cleveland State University overview
29
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 30
$443k
Team budget
35th percentile in Division I
$15,283
Per roster spot
median $22,884
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
984
APR
98% of players retained
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Cleveland State University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Horizon 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 $443,212, below the median of $592k — $15,283 per roster spot, lower 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 984, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,469,351 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,117 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).
#87Team budgetof 134 · Division I#89Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#58Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#70APRof 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$443,212 for the year
- Operating expenses$109,773 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,283 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,469,351 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,117 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$133,973 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Trent Richardson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Schaeffer | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Spencer Tussing | Assistant Coach - Distance | 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 I roster spots3,828 134 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 31 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →9,463undergraduates · 14,117 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →95%admitted · of 10,274 applicants
ACT middle 50%17 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
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 Rate984
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $443,212 $15,283 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,469,351
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $133,973
Cost
Full picture →$16,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,613 in-state · $17,973 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cleveland State 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.
Men's Swimming & Diving program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions95% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,307 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | 44 | $146k | — | 29% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 24 | $157k | — | 81% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 13 | 20 | $93k | — | 77% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 31 | 12 | $50k | — | 93% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 32 | 20 | $169k | — | 33% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 29 | $116k | — | 54% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 51 | 18 | $94k | — | 80% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | 26 | $278k | — | 81% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 60 | 38 | $438k | — | 80% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 75 | 13 | $79k | — | 86% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 80 | 5 | $89k | — | 59% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland University room for 7 | 23 | $607k | $26,409 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1 over cap | 31 | $575k | $18,556 | 971 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 1 | 29 | $443k | $15,283 | 984 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 8 over cap | 38 | $438k | $11,527 | — | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 29 | $429k | $14,776 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 1 | 29 | $267k | $9,197 | 975 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University room for 18 | 12 | $153k | $12,762 | — | vs |
Every Horizon League men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked