Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Gardner-Webb University Men's Swimming & Diving
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
20
Roster
room for 10 under the cap of 30
$492k
Team budget
41st percentile in Division I
$24,595
Per roster spot
median $22,884
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $491,917, below the median of $592k — $24,595 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 10 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 $5,865,091 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,434 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).
#80Team budgetof 134 · Division I#61Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#123Roster 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
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 10
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$491,917 for the year
- Operating expenses$96,189 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,595 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$5,865,091 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,434 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$132,549 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Blum 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 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 →1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 4,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3020
room for 10
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $491,917 $24,596 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,865,091
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $132,549
Cost
Full picture →$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gardner-Webb 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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,035 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,840Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 25 | 17 | $188k | — | 64% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 39 | 25 | $195k | — | 81% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 35 | $729k | — | 68% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 50 | 21 | $463k | 1000 | 14% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Independent | 50 | 9 | $26k | — | 78% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 64 | 16 | $204k | — | 78% | |
| Wingate University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 72 | 28 | $637k | — | 85% | |
| Catawba College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 73 | 22 | $463k | — | 78% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 94 | 23 | $1.7M | 980 | 61% | |
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 96 | 11 | $289k | — | 54% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 107 | 17 | $353k | — | 53% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Independent | 116 | 23 | $70k | — | 93% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte 5 over cap | 35 | $729k | $20,831 | — | vs | |
| University of Delaware 1 over cap | 31 | $728k | $23,493 | 985 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University room for 2 | 28 | $536k | $19,136 | 995 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University room for 5 | 25 | $513k | $20,506 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 10 | 20 | $492k | $24,595 | 989 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University room for 7 | 23 | $296k | $12,848 | — | vs |
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