Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Davidson College Men's Swimming & Diving
Davidson, NC · the Wildcats · Davidson College overview
21
Roster
room for 9 under the cap of 30
$463k
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$22,038
Per roster spot
median $22,884
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
14%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Davidson College fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, below the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $462,817, below the median of $592k — $22,038 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 9 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,235,591 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,324 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).
#86Team budgetof 134 · Division I#69Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#120Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#1APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 9
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$462,817 for the year
- Operating expenses$60,737 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,038 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,235,591 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,324 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$327,244 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Young head coach | Head 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 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 →1,904undergraduates · 1,904 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →14%admitted · of 7,347 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1510
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3021
room for 9
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $462,817 $22,039 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,235,591
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $327,244
Cost
Full picture →$26,510net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,050
Campus safety
Full picture →4.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research Davidson 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.
Men's Swimming & Diving program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions14% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,510 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,904Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 21 | 35 | $729k | — | 68% | |
| Catawba College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 24 | 22 | $463k | — | 78% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 32 | 25 | $195k | — | 81% | |
| Wingate University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 28 | $637k | — | 85% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 50 | 20 | $492k | 989 | 87% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 71 | 3 | $18k | — | 92% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | 17 | $188k | — | 64% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Independent | 90 | 9 | $26k | — | 78% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 99 | 16 | $204k | — | 78% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 104 | 23 | $1.7M | 980 | 61% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 105 | 37 | $1.5M | 994 | 19% | |
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 105 | 11 | $289k | — | 54% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington University room for 7 | 23 | $1.2M | $52,470 | 983 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University room for 4 | 26 | $831k | $31,955 | 962 | vs | |
| Fordham University 1 over cap | 31 | $672k | $21,672 | 967 | vs | |
| La Salle University room for 7 | 23 | $526k | $22,884 | 965 | vs | |
| Davidson College room for 9 | 21 | $463k | $22,038 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 5 | 25 | $336k | $13,457 | 968 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University 4 over cap | 34 | $330k | $9,715 | 994 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked