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Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference

Gardner-Webb University Women's Swimming & Diving

Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
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23
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 30
$502k
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$21,841
Per roster spot
median $29,970
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Gardner-Webb University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $502,355, below the median of $830k — $21,841 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,649,368 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,156 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).

#143Team budgetof 197 · Division I#128Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#167Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#85APRof 197 · Division I
Team budget$502k
Spend per player$21,841
Roster size23
Coaching staff3
APR995

Team budgets across the division

$107k$3.7M
this programevery Division I women's swimming & diving program

Roster sizes (cap 30)

253
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster23 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap30 room for 7
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$502,355 for the year
  • Operating expenses$61,057 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$21,841 division median $29,970
  • Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 990 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,649,368 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,156 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$57,558 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Michael Blum head coachHead Coachnot 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

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Campus

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1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
Setting
Rural
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Southern Baptist

Getting in

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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%

Women's Swimming & Diving

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23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3023
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$502,355 $21,842 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,649,368
Recruiting spend, women's
$57,558

Cost

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$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$47,620
Average net price$24,035
Net price by family income
$0–30k$21,744
$30–48k$19,750
$48–75k$19,334
$75–110k$25,534
$110k and up$27,952
Tuition & fees
$33,450

Campus safety

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0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.11
Property0.43
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024

Majors

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20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business86 · 20%
Health professions & nursing81 · 19%
Psychology61 · 14%
Education43 · 10%
Biological sciences37 · 9%

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.

Women's Swimming & Diving program23 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

Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles

Gardner-Webb UniversityConverse University · 25 miLenoir-Rhyne University · 39 miQueens University of Charlotte · 47 miDavidson College · 50 miWarren Wilson College · 50 miUniversity of North Carolina Asheville · 57 miMars Hill University · 64 miWingate University · 72 miCatawba College · 73 miUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia · 94 miKing University · 96 miEmmanuel University (Georgia) · 107 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas2515$198k—64%
Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · Conference Carolinas3919$155k—81%
Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference4729$709k—68%
Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference5025$424k100014%
Warren Wilson College Division III · Independent5011$26k—78%
University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference5731$474k99694%
Mars Hill University Division II · Conference Carolinas6413$135k—78%
Wingate University Division II · Conference Carolinas7227$599k—85%
Catawba College Division II · Conference Carolinas7321$517k—78%
University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference9448$2.3M98861%
King University Division II · Conference Carolinas9613$318k—54%
Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas10718$312k—53%

Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Delaware 4 over cap34$1.2M$36,369995vs
Florida Gulf Coast University 1 over cap31$987k$31,835995vs
Queens University of Charlotte room for 129$709k$24,465—vs
Old Dominion University room for 426$666k$25,599993vs
University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1 over cap31$619k$19,975983vs
Gardner-Webb University room for 723$502k$21,841995vs
University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap31$474k$15,288996vs
University of West Florida room for 228$417k$14,887—vs
University of North Florida room for 228$390k$13,945994vs
Bellarmine University room for 1317$386k$22,732—vs

Every Atlantic Sun Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked