Division I · Mid-American Conference
Eastern Michigan University Women's Swimming & Diving
Ypsilanti, MI · the Eagles · Eastern Michigan University overview
32
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 30
$1M
Team budget
61st percentile in Division I
$32,008
Per roster spot
median $29,970
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
992
APR
99% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Eastern Michigan University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,024,267, above the median of $830k — $32,008 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (92 of 197 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,432,341 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,642 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).
#77Team budgetof 197 · Division I#87Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#123APRof 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
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,024,267 for the year
- Operating expenses$116,249 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,008 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 992 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,432,341 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,642 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$223,824 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Perkins head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tom Gimm | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Stone | Assistant Swimming & Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marcella Da Costa | Assistant 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 →11,129undergraduates · 13,324 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 20,351 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1170
ACT middle 50%18 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3032
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,024,267 $32,008 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,432,341
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $223,824
Cost
Full picture →$17,388net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $16,260
Campus safety
Full picture →2.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 62 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Eastern Michigan 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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,388 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,129Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.64 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 Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 6 | 33 | $2.8M | 995 | 18% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | 22 | $531k | — | 82% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 36 | 34 | $775k | 992 | 70% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 41 | 35 | $1M | 993 | 95% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 57 | 14 | $111k | — | 83% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 61 | 39 | $934k | 993 | 81% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 82 | 11 | $99k | — | 68% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 83 | 36 | $628k | — | 86% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 89 | 26 | $265k | — | 73% | |
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 94 | 12 | $89k | — | 66% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 98 | 27 | $311k | — | 33% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 1 | 29 | $1.3M | $44,786 | 995 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 2 over cap | 32 | $1M | $32,008 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 5 over cap | 35 | $1M | $29,248 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Akron 1 over cap | 31 | $959k | $30,949 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 9 over cap | 39 | $934k | $23,949 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 4 | 26 | $903k | $34,742 | 1000 | vs | |
| Ball State University 5 over cap | 35 | $502k | $14,341 | 997 | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked