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Colgate University Women's Swimming & Diving

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35
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 30
$687k
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division I
$19,614
Per roster spot
median $29,970
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
12%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Colgate University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $686,500, below the median of $830k — $19,614 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 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 1000, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,809,056 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,935 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).

#114Team budgetof 197 · Division I#139Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#32Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#1APRof 197 · Division I
Team budget$687k
Spend per player$19,614
Roster size35
Coaching staff3
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$107k$3.7M
this programevery Division I women's swimming & diving program

Roster sizes (cap 30)

253
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster35 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap30 5 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$686,500 for the year
  • Operating expenses$199,035 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$19,614 division median $29,970
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$7,809,056 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$21,935 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$280,624 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ed Pretre head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Kelsey ReaganAssistant Swimming & Diving CoachOn file · sign in
Jessica KugelmanDiving CoachOn file · sign in
Emma SenglaubGraduate Assistant CoachOn 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 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

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Campus

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3,131undergraduates · 3,146 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
Rural
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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12%admitted · of 21,130 applicants
SAT middle 50%1430 – 1530
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
91%

Women's Swimming & Diving

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35on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3035
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$686,500 $19,614 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$7,809,056
Recruiting spend, women's
$280,624

Cost

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$26,954net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$87,070
Average net price$26,954
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,341
$30–48k$9,345
$48–75k$17,685
$75–110k$31,027
$110k and up$53,119
Tuition & fees
$67,024

Campus safety

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1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.25
Property2.18
In residence halls
19 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
25 over 2022–2024

Majors

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36%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Social sciences263 · 36%
Biological sciences108 · 15%
Psychology62 · 9%
Computer & information sciences42 · 6%
Natural resources & conservation37 · 5%

Research Colgate University

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Women's Swimming & Diving program35 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions12% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,954 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 3,131Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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

Colgate UniversityHamilton College · 17 miLe Moyne College · 32 miState University of New York at Oneonta · 34 miHartwick College · 34 miState University of New York at Cortland · 36 miState University of New York at Delhi · 49 miCornell University · 55 miBinghamton University · 55 miIthaca College · 56 miState University of New York at Oswego · 67 miHobart and William Smith Colleges · 73 miUnion College (New York) · 81 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference1737$403k—12%
Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference3226$201k—75%
State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference3417$102k—70%
Hartwick College Division III · Empire 83424$163k—69%
State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference3628$187k—51%
State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference497$31k—88%
Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League5534$572k9808%
Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference5535$463k99438%
Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League5626$179k—70%
State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference6719$79k—80%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League7335$162k—57%
Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League8120$115k—44%

Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Patriot League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Bucknell University 1 over cap31$1.5M$49,661990vs
Colgate University 5 over cap35$687k$19,6141000vs
Lehigh University room for 921$627k$29,880989vs
Lafayette College 18 over cap48$568k$11,8261000vs
Loyola University Maryland 13 over cap43$428k$9,955997vs
Boston University room for 129$421k$14,523992vs
American University room for 129$397k$13,6831000vs
College of the Holy Cross room for 327$357k$13,2391000vs
U.S. Military Academy———994vs
U.S. Naval Academy———1000vs

Every Patriot League women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked