Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Duquesne University Women's Swimming & Diving
Pittsburgh, PA · the Dukes · Duquesne University overview
27
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 30
$915k
Team budget
55th percentile in Division I
$33,880
Per roster spot
median $29,970
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Duquesne University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $914,782, above the median of $830k — $33,880 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 3 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 $5,617,684 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,298 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).
#90Team budgetof 197 · Division I#83Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#132Roster 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
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$914,782 for the year
- Operating expenses$145,664 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$33,880 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$5,617,684 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,298 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$134,023 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Sheets 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 →5,226undergraduates · 8,137 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 14,112 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1350
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3027
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $914,782 $33,881 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,617,684
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $134,023
Cost
Full picture →$35,125net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $47,146
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →39%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Duquesne 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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,125 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 39%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,226Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 2 | 33 | $2M | 989 | 50% | |
| Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | 38 | $195k | — | 11% | |
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 4 | 13 | $79k | — | 70% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 22 | 11 | $70k | — | 82% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 65 | $794k | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 65 | $794k | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 65 | $794k | — | 94% | |
| Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 33 | 18 | $121k | — | 59% | |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 33 | 22 | $32k | — | 72% | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 34 | 9 | $25k | — | 60% | |
| Wheeling University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 45 | 14 | $214k | — | 75% | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 46 | 22 | $367k | — | 91% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University room for 2 | 28 | $1.3M | $47,323 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Richmond room for 7 | 23 | $1.2M | $53,439 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Washington University room for 7 | 23 | $1M | $43,956 | 984 | vs | |
| Duquesne University room for 3 | 27 | $915k | $33,880 | 1000 | vs | |
| La Salle University room for 6 | 24 | $830k | $34,579 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island 1 over cap | 31 | $830k | $26,760 | 997 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University room for 6 | 24 | $723k | $30,105 | 988 | vs | |
| Davidson College room for 5 | 25 | $424k | $16,944 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Mason University 1 over cap | 31 | $394k | $12,693 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University room for 6 | 24 | $358k | $14,928 | 994 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked