Cleveland State University Women's Swimming & Diving
Cleveland State University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $552,524, below the median of $830k — $17,266 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 988, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,884,996 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,244 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
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$552,524 for the year
- Operating expenses$105,005 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,266 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 991 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,884,996 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,244 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$121,529 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Trent Richardson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $552,524 $17,266 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,884,996
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $121,529
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,613 in-state · $17,973 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | 48 | $159k | — | 29% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 20 | $141k | — | 81% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 13 | 24 | $93k | — | 77% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 31 | 6 | $25k | — | 93% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 31 | 31 | $959k | 1000 | 71% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 32 | 27 | $311k | — | 33% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 36 | $116k | — | 54% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 51 | 22 | $102k | — | 80% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | 24 | $257k | — | 81% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 60 | 32 | $532k | 991 | 80% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 75 | 16 | $79k | — | 86% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland University 4 over cap | 34 | $775k | $22,808 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 4 over cap | 34 | $710k | $20,889 | 994 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University 2 over cap | 32 | $553k | $17,266 | 988 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 2 over cap | 32 | $532k | $16,624 | 991 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 9 | 21 | $476k | $22,667 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 5 over cap | 35 | $268k | $7,646 | 983 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University room for 28 | 2 | $107k | $53,282 | — | vs |
Every Horizon League women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked