Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke University Men's Swimming & Diving
Durham, NC · the Blue Devils · Duke University overview
26
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 30
$1.1M
Team budget
71st percentile in Division I
$41,883
Per roster spot
median $22,884
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Duke University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,088,973, well above the median of $592k — $41,883 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,690,493 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $33,384 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).
#40Team budgetof 134 · Division I#39Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#82Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#21APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,088,973 for the year
- Operating expenses$269,504 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$41,883 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$15,690,493 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$33,384 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,969,104 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Barnes 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 →6,488undergraduates · 17,112 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 46,365 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3026
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,088,973 $41,884 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $15,690,493
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,969,104
Cost
Full picture →$23,422net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,805
Campus safety
Full picture →1.12violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Duke 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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,422 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,488Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.12 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 North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 37 | $1.5M | 994 | 19% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 36 | $1.6M | 990 | 40% | |
| William Peace University Division III · Independent | 22 | 8 | $73k | — | 97% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 3 | $18k | — | 92% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 60 | 17 | $179k | — | 96% | |
| Catawba College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 89 | 22 | $463k | — | 78% | |
| Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 90 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 98 | 34 | $157k | — | 82% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 100 | 13 | $66k | — | 95% | |
| Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 107 | 16 | $141k | — | 72% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 109 | 24 | $90k | — | 80% | |
| Wingate University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 110 | 28 | $637k | — | 85% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley 10 over cap | 40 | $2.7M | $66,533 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 5 over cap | 35 | $2.1M | $59,715 | 985 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 3 | 27 | $1.9M | $71,940 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 4 over cap | 34 | $1.9M | $55,686 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Virginia at cap | 30 | $1.9M | $61,953 | 974 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 4 over cap | 34 | $1.8M | $53,931 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 6 over cap | 36 | $1.7M | $47,153 | 989 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 6 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,035 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 6 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $43,713 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 7 over cap | 37 | $1.5M | $41,683 | 994 | vs | |
| Florida State University 2 over cap | 32 | $1.3M | $39,673 | 990 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 5 over cap | 35 | $1.2M | $34,952 | 989 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 4 | 26 | $1.1M | $41,883 | 995 | vs | |
| Boston College 6 over cap | 36 | $529k | $14,683 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 27 | 3 | $440k | $146,593 | 996 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked