Grand Canyon University Men's Swimming & Diving
Grand Canyon University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $745,876, above the median of $592k — $27,625 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 975, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,489,324 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,953 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
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$745,876 for the year
- Operating expenses$261,414 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,625 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,489,324 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,953 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$346,012 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Schaffer | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Paul Root | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Harper Houk | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Takahisa Ide | Assistant Coach, Swimming | On file · sign in |
| Daniel Fecteau | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
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 · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $745,876 $27,625 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,489,324
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $346,012
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,263
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 63 burglaries · 55 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 38 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 13 | 37 | $1.9M | 993 | 90% | |
| University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference | 112 | 36 | $2.1M | 982 | 86% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii, Manoa room for 2 | 28 | $1M | $36,729 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas room for 3 | 27 | $906k | $33,563 | 952 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming room for 6 | 24 | $874k | $36,406 | 989 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University room for 3 | 27 | $746k | $27,625 | 975 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 989 | vs |
Every Mountain West Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked