Howard University Women's Swimming & Diving
Howard University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $107,202, well below the median of $830k — $4,123 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 991, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,640,477 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,874 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
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$107,202 for the year
- Operating expenses$20,873 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,123 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,640,477 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,874 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$20,848 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Askew head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Alana Josey | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Salim King | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Courtenay Miller | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jordynn Connell | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Miriam Lynch | Volunteer Coach | not on file |
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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $107,202 $4,123 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,640,477
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $20,848
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $33,344
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Howard 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 1 | 37 | $81k | — | 84% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 2 | 14 | $64k | — | 61% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 2 | 23 | $1M | 984 | 44% | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 3 | 30 | $296k | 1000 | 13% | |
| American University Division I · Patriot League | 4 | 29 | $397k | 1000 | 47% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 6 | 9 | $70k | — | 81% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | 31 | $394k | 1000 | 89% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 28 | 31 | $730k | 998 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 29 | — | — | 1000 | 9% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 35 | 17 | $205k | — | 8% | |
| Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League | 36 | 43 | $428k | 997 | 76% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 37 | 21 | $101k | — | 83% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University room for 9 | 21 | $752k | $35,831 | — | vs | |
| Central Connecticut State University room for 1 | 29 | $566k | $19,503 | 984 | vs | |
| Wagner College room for 8 | 22 | $487k | $22,141 | 992 | vs | |
| Stonehill College room for 11 | 19 | $421k | $22,180 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute room for 6 | 24 | $269k | $11,221 | 991 | vs | |
| Le Moyne College room for 4 | 26 | $201k | $7,738 | — | vs | |
| Howard University room for 4 | 26 | $107k | $4,123 | 991 | vs |
Every Northeast Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked