Fordham University Men's Swimming & Diving
Fordham University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, above the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $671,848, above the median of $592k — $21,672 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (52 of 134 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 967, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,856,856 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $32,408 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$671,848 for the year
- Operating expenses$113,248 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,672 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,856,856 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$32,408 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$551,360 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Wilkens head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $671,848 $21,673 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,856,856
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $551,360
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $61,567
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 1 | 10 | $21k | — | 55% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 2 | 15 | $194k | 969 | 78% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 5 | 39 | $642k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 6 | 15 | $28k | — | 59% | |
| State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Skyline Conference | 6 | 16 | $32k | — | 79% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 7 | 23 | $411k | 968 | 91% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference | 7 | 33 | $181k | — | 32% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 8 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Baruch College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 10 | 25 | $63k | — | 50% | |
| New York University Division III · University Athletic Association | 11 | 41 | $461k | — | 9% | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 11 | 27 | $194k | — | 43% | |
| Felician University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 11 | — | — | — | 94% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington University room for 7 | 23 | $1.2M | $52,470 | 983 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University room for 4 | 26 | $831k | $31,955 | 962 | vs | |
| Fordham University 1 over cap | 31 | $672k | $21,672 | 967 | vs | |
| La Salle University room for 7 | 23 | $526k | $22,884 | 965 | vs | |
| Davidson College room for 9 | 21 | $463k | $22,038 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 5 | 25 | $336k | $13,457 | 968 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University 4 over cap | 34 | $330k | $9,715 | 994 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked