Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University Women's Swimming & Diving
Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
34
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 30
$572k
Team budget
34th percentile in Division I
$16,810
Per roster spot
median $29,970
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
980
APR
98% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Cornell University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $571,567, below the median of $830k — $16,810 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 4 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 980, about the median of 995, with 98% 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).
#130Team budgetof 197 · Division I#155Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#42Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#176APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster34 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$571,567 for the year
- Operating expenses$189,939 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,810 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$470,239 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Gallagher head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael Ross | The Richard W. Gilbert Diving Coach | not on file |
| Noah Beck | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mia Cote | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3034
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate980
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $571,567 $16,811 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $470,239
Cost
Full picture →$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cornell 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.
Women's Swimming & Diving program34 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 2 | 26 | $179k | — | 70% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 18 | 28 | $187k | — | 51% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference | 36 | 35 | $463k | 994 | 38% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 38 | 35 | $162k | — | 57% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 46 | 26 | $201k | — | 75% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 55 | 35 | $687k | 1000 | 12% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 68 | 16 | $76k | — | 48% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 69 | 37 | $403k | — | 12% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · Empire 8 | 69 | 21 | $118k | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 70 | 19 | $79k | — | 80% | |
| Hartwick College Division III · Empire 8 | 72 | 24 | $163k | — | 69% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 72 | 28 | $205k | — | 64% |
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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