Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
Drexel University Men's Swimming & Diving
Philadelphia, PA · the Dragons · Drexel University overview
24
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 30
$897k
Team budget
67th percentile in Division I
$37,381
Per roster spot
median $22,884
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Drexel University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, below the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $897,145, well above the median of $592k — $37,381 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 991, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,066,159 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $26,147 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).
#45Team budgetof 134 · Division I#43Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#102Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#40APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$897,145 for the year
- Operating expenses$81,809 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$37,381 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,066,159 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,147 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$172,686 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Lavery head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Erik Ripley | Assistant Swimming Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lana Christensen | Head Diving Coach | not on file |
| Kile Aukerman | Assistant Swimming Coach, Aquatics Coordinator | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →13,589undergraduates · 21,703 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 40,204 applicants
SAT middle 50%1230 – 1430
ACT middle 50%27 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3024
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $897,145 $37,381 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,066,159
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $172,686
Cost
Full picture →$42,342net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,663
Campus safety
Full picture →0.79violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 31 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Drexel 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.
Men's Swimming & Diving program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$42,342 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,589Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.79 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 0 | 29 | $329k | 998 | 6% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | 23 | $526k | 965 | 86% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 22 | $158k | — | 7% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 10 | 16 | $82k | — | 79% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 25 | $490k | 1000 | 25% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 11 | 19 | $96k | — | 84% | |
| Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | 23 | $210k | — | 78% | |
| Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 21 | 5 | $25k | — | 78% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 22 | 23 | $568k | — | 79% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 22 | 12 | $102k | — | 87% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 31 | 32 | $168k | — | 62% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 33 | 25 | $610k | 984 | 79% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel University room for 6 | 24 | $897k | $37,381 | 991 | vs | |
| Monmouth University room for 9 | 21 | $505k | $24,069 | 951 | vs | |
| Towson University room for 7 | 23 | $355k | $15,434 | 982 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington room for 3 | 27 | $321k | $11,874 | 956 | vs | |
| William & Mary room for 6 | 24 | $238k | $9,898 | 993 | vs |
Every Coastal Athletic Association men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked