Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke University Women's Swimming & Diving
Durham, NC · the Blue Devils · Duke University overview
28
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 30
$2.5M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$89,262
Per roster spot
median $29,970
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Duke University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,499,363, well above the median of $830k — $89,262 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 2 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 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,408,801 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $39,476 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).
#16Team budgetof 197 · Division I#6Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#117Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#1APRof 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
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,499,363 for the year
- Operating expenses$278,081 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$89,262 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$14,408,801 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$39,476 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$671,854 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 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 →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%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3028
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,499,363 $89,263 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $14,408,801
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $671,854
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.
Women's Swimming & Diving program28 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
Women'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 | 35 | $1.7M | 1000 | 19% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 30 | $1.6M | 1000 | 40% | |
| William Peace University Division III · Independent | 22 | 8 | $73k | — | 97% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 42 | 17 | $560k | 987 | 94% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 5 | $23k | — | 92% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 60 | 13 | $138k | — | 96% | |
| Catawba College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 89 | 21 | $517k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 92 | 18 | $130k | — | 92% | |
| East Carolina University Division I · American Conference | 92 | 29 | $901k | 989 | 90% | |
| Liberty University Division I · American Conference | 94 | 37 | $1.6M | 989 | 99% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 98 | 22 | $157k | — | 82% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 100 | 11 | $64k | — | 95% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University room for 2 | 28 | $2.6M | $94,374 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 5 | 25 | $2.6M | $105,524 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 3 over cap | 33 | $2.5M | $77,013 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 7 over cap | 37 | $2.5M | $67,851 | 993 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 2 | 28 | $2.5M | $89,262 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 11 | 19 | $2.4M | $127,823 | 994 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 19 over cap | 49 | $2.2M | $44,848 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 3 over cap | 33 | $2.2M | $65,480 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 3 over cap | 33 | $2M | $59,865 | 989 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 5 over cap | 35 | $1.7M | $49,826 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University at cap | 30 | $1.6M | $52,162 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 2 over cap | 32 | $1.5M | $47,153 | 991 | vs | |
| Florida State University 17 over cap | 47 | $1.5M | $31,327 | 990 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 7 over cap | 37 | $1.4M | $37,242 | 998 | vs | |
| Boston College room for 7 | 23 | $339k | $14,753 | 1000 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked