Division I · Metro Conference
Fairfield University Men's Swimming & Diving
Fairfield, CT · the Stags · Fairfield University overview
28
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 30
$565k
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$20,177
Per roster spot
median $22,884
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Fairfield University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $564,960, about the median of $592k — $20,177 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men'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 989, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,296,710 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,537 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).
#69Team budgetof 134 · Division I#74Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#64Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#52APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$564,960 for the year
- Operating expenses$98,482 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$20,177 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,296,710 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,537 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$177,911 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Lichter | Head Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Devon O'Nalty | Head Diving Coach / Assistant Swim Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emma Brown | Associate Head Swimming & Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →4,968undergraduates · 6,289 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →45%admitted · of 15,463 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3028
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $564,960 $20,177 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,296,710
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $177,911
Cost
Full picture →$47,630net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,360
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →46%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fairfield 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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$47,630 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 46%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,968Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 Bridgeport Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 27 | $283k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 28 | $632k | 996 | 5% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 29 | 13 | $575k | — | 90% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 32 | 23 | $411k | 968 | 91% | |
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 34 | 15 | $28k | — | 59% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference | 36 | 33 | $181k | — | 32% | |
| Adelphi University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 37 | 22 | $251k | — | 78% | |
| State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Skyline Conference | 37 | 16 | $32k | — | 79% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 38 | 15 | $194k | 969 | 78% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 39 | 31 | $672k | 967 | 56% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 39 | 10 | $21k | — | 55% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 3 | 27 | $770k | $28,504 | 985 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 5 | 25 | $610k | $24,399 | 984 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 2 | 28 | $565k | $20,177 | 989 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 4 | 26 | $562k | $21,611 | 993 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 28 | $422k | $15,079 | 980 | vs | |
| Iona University room for 7 | 23 | $411k | $17,891 | 968 | vs | |
| Canisius University room for 5 | 25 | $221k | $8,849 | 996 | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 15 | 15 | $194k | $12,909 | 969 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 12 | 18 | $178k | $9,895 | 982 | vs |
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