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Division I · The Ivy League

Harvard University Men's Swimming & Diving

Boston, MA · the Crimson · Harvard University overview
33
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 30
$741k
Team budget
62nd percentile in Division I
$22,453
Per roster spot
median $22,884
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
3%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Harvard University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, above the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $740,958, above the median of $592k — $22,453 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 3 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 996, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.

Among Division I men's swimming & diving programs

Where this program sits against its 134 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$741k
Spend per player$22,453
Roster size33
Coaching staff5
APR996

Team budgets across the division

$107k$3.5M
this programevery Division I men's swimming & diving program

Roster sizes (cap 30)

353
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster33 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap30 3 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$740,958 for the year
  • Operating expenses$281,496 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$22,453 division median $22,884
  • Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 990 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$1,373,131 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kevin Tyrrell head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Daniel DozierAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Tracey BirdDiving CoachOn file · sign in
Mary JenkinsAssistant Diving Coachnot on file
Lindsay MikkelsonOperations CoordinatorOn file · sign in
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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.
9,095undergraduates · 30,386 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None
3%admitted · of 56,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 36
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
97%

Men's Swimming & Diving

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33on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3033
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$740,958 $22,453 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$1,373,131
$17,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$86,705
Average net price$17,900
Net price by family income
$0–30k$2,895
$30–48k$2,496
$48–75k$2,167
$75–110k$13,937
$110k and up$53,571
Tuition & fees
$59,076

Campus safety

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1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.04
Property5.17
In residence halls
53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
10 over 2022–2024
31%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences598 · 31%
Biological sciences244 · 13%
Mathematics & statistics222 · 12%
Computer & information sciences184 · 10%
History141 · 7%

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Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles

Harvard UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 2 miBoston University · 2 miTufts University · 2 miBoston College · 4 miBentley University · 5 miBrandeis University · 7 miBabson College · 9 miRegis College (Massachusetts) · 10 miGordon College · 21 miStonehill College · 22 miBridgewater State University · 28 miWheaton College (Massachusetts) · 28 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference231$230k—5%
Boston University Division I · Patriot League231$421k99011%
Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference235$311k—10%
Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference436$529k99316%
Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference533$145k—48%
Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association715$130k—35%
Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference925$152k—20%
Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference106$43k—89%
Gordon College Division III · Little East Conference218$30k—59%
Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference22———73%
Bridgewater State University Division III · Little East Conference2825$62k—89%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference2821$124k—71%

Other men's swimming & diving programs in the The Ivy League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Princeton University 6 over cap36$961k$26,684992vs
Harvard University 3 over cap33$741k$22,453996vs
Columbia University-Barnard College 9 over cap39$642k$16,4681000vs
Yale University room for 228$632k$22,565996vs
Cornell University 4 over cap34$526k$15,470986vs
Dartmouth College room for 426$422k$16,211993vs
Brown University 2 over cap32$397k$12,3941000vs
University of Pennsylvania room for 129$329k$11,356998vs

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