Grand Canyon University Women's Swimming & Diving
Grand Canyon University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $872,326, about the median of $830k — $31,154 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women'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 993, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,206,372 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,379 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$872,326 for the year
- Operating expenses$271,096 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$31,154 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 984 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,206,372 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,379 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$377,073 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 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
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%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $872,326 $31,155 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,206,372
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $377,073
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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Women'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 | 1000 | 90% | |
| University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference | 112 | 34 | $2.2M | 994 | 86% | |
| Northern Arizona University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 119 | 26 | $970k | 988 | 91% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii, Manoa room for 1 | 29 | $1.4M | $47,792 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno room for 6 | 24 | $1.2M | $47,942 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming 10 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,999 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2 over cap | 32 | $1.1M | $33,414 | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 10 over cap | 40 | $1M | $25,765 | 997 | vs | |
| San Jose State University room for 8 | 22 | $969k | $44,056 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico 2 over cap | 32 | $944k | $29,500 | 980 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University room for 2 | 28 | $872k | $31,154 | 993 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs |
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