Division I · The Ivy League
Harvard University Women's Swimming & Diving
Boston, MA · the Crimson · Harvard University overview
35
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 30
$714k
Team budget
44th percentile in Division I
$20,398
Per roster spot
median $29,970
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
3%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Harvard University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $713,960, below the median of $830k — $20,398 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (92 of 197 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 197 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#111Team budgetof 197 · Division I#134Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#32Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#1APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$713,960 for the year
- Operating expenses$240,996 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$20,398 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$637,479 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Kulik head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Niko Fantakis | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Antony Romanini | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Tracey Bird | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mary Jenkins | Assistant Diving Coach | not on file |
| Megan Castaldo | Operations Coordinator | 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 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 →9,095undergraduates · 30,386 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →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%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →35on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3035
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $713,960 $20,399 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $637,479
Cost
Full picture →$17,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,076
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Harvard 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 program35 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions3% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 40 | $213k | — | 5% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 2 | 29 | $421k | 992 | 11% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 2 | 37 | $328k | — | 10% | |
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 3 | 35 | $1.2M | 991 | 6% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 23 | $339k | 1000 | 16% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 5 | 26 | $114k | — | 48% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 7 | 12 | $118k | — | 35% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | 20 | $122k | — | 20% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 10 | 13 | $44k | — | 89% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 11 | 19 | $182k | — | 14% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Metro Conference | 20 | 29 | $937k | — | 74% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University room for 1 | 29 | $819k | $28,240 | 993 | vs | |
| Harvard University 5 over cap | 35 | $714k | $20,398 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University room for 1 | 29 | $654k | $22,565 | 1000 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 3 over cap | 33 | $579k | $17,545 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 4 over cap | 34 | $572k | $16,810 | 980 | vs | |
| Brown University 4 over cap | 34 | $508k | $14,930 | 993 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 2 | 28 | $391k | $13,967 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania at cap | 30 | $331k | $11,038 | 998 | vs |
Every The Ivy League women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked