Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
Drexel University Women's Swimming & Diving
Philadelphia, PA · the Dragons · Drexel University overview
21
Roster
room for 9 under the cap of 30
$631k
Team budget
38th percentile in Division I
$30,059
Per roster spot
median $29,970
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Drexel University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $631,249, below the median of $830k — $30,059 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women'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 997, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,899,333 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,060 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).
#122Team budgetof 197 · Division I#97Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#174Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#58APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 9
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$631,249 for the year
- Operating expenses$80,907 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,059 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,899,333 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,060 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$108,305 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 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
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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%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3021
room for 9
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $631,249 $30,059 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,899,333
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $108,305
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.
Women's Swimming & Diving program21 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
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 0 | 30 | $331k | 998 | 6% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | 24 | $830k | 995 | 86% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 27 | $158k | — | 7% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 10 | 19 | $97k | — | 79% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 31 | $1.7M | 1000 | 25% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 11 | 24 | $106k | — | 84% | |
| Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | 24 | $219k | — | 78% | |
| Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 21 | 14 | $25k | — | 78% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 22 | 22 | $539k | — | 79% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 22 | 11 | $101k | — | 87% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 31 | 25 | $194k | — | 62% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University 5 over cap | 35 | $1.2M | $35,497 | 991 | vs | |
| Towson University 1 over cap | 31 | $755k | $24,355 | 996 | vs | |
| Drexel University room for 9 | 21 | $631k | $30,059 | 997 | vs | |
| Stony Brook University room for 15 | 15 | $569k | $37,903 | 1000 | vs | |
| Campbell University room for 13 | 17 | $560k | $32,947 | 987 | vs | |
| Monmouth University room for 10 | 20 | $462k | $23,091 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington 3 over cap | 33 | $343k | $10,398 | 1000 | vs | |
| William & Mary 4 over cap | 34 | $328k | $9,648 | 1000 | vs |
Every Coastal Athletic Association women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked