Division I · The Ivy League
Columbia University-Barnard College Women's Swimming & Diving
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33
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 30
$579k
Team budget
35th percentile in Division I
$17,545
Per roster spot
median $29,970
4
Coaches
2 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Columbia University-Barnard College fields a women's swimming & diving team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, above the median of 30, with 2 head coaches and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $578,999, below the median of $830k — $17,545 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 3 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 reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 197 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#129Team budgetof 197 · Division I#148Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#54Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#1APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 3 over last season
- Coaching staff2 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$578,999 for the year
- Operating expenses$216,848 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,545 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$405,964 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Caskey head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Scott Donie | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Demerae Christianson | Associate Head Coach, Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Peter Haas | Assistant 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 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 →9,111undergraduates · 35,279 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 57,613 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →33on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3033
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $578,999 $17,545 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $405,964
Cost
Full picture →$20,869net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,171
Campus safety
Full picture →0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 169 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Columbia University-Barnard College
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 program33 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,869 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,111Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 3 | 17 | $17k | — | 54% | |
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 3 | 9 | $69k | — | 57% | |
| Baruch College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 5 | 17 | $50k | — | 50% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 5 | 28 | $1.3M | 1000 | 56% | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 6 | 24 | $173k | — | 43% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 6 | 12 | $18k | — | 55% | |
| New York University Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | 34 | $441k | — | 9% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 13 | $185k | 971 | 78% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 7 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 7 | 19 | $203k | — | 77% | |
| Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference | 8 | 16 | $145k | 984 | 91% | |
| Felician University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 8 | 13 | $320k | — | 94% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University room for 1 | 29 | $819k | $28,240 | 993 | vs | |
| Harvard University 5 over cap | 35 | $714k | $20,398 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University room for 1 | 29 | $654k | $22,565 | 1000 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 3 over cap | 33 | $579k | $17,545 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 4 over cap | 34 | $572k | $16,810 | 980 | vs | |
| Brown University 4 over cap | 34 | $508k | $14,930 | 993 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 2 | 28 | $391k | $13,967 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania at cap | 30 | $331k | $11,038 | 998 | vs |
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