Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois State University Women's Swimming & Diving
Normal, IL · the Redbirds · Illinois State University overview
28
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 30
$678k
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division I
$24,215
Per roster spot
median $29,970
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Illinois State University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $678,030, below the median of $830k — $24,215 per roster spot, lower 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 990, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,835,397 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,049 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).
#115Team budgetof 197 · Division I#114Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#117Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#134APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$678,030 for the year
- Operating expenses$92,180 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,215 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 992 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,835,397 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,049 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$123,794 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Evans head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sienna Breton | Assistant Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Keely Lacina | Assistant Swim Coach | On 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 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 →18,450undergraduates · 20,989 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 20,884 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1230
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3028
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $678,030 $24,215 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,835,397
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $123,794
Cost
Full picture →$20,871net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,121 in-state · $23,479 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Illinois State 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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,871 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 18,450Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 1 | 13 | $87k | — | 45% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 46 | 10 | $67k | — | 54% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 36 | $2M | 993 | 44% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · The Summit League | 83 | 16 | $149k | 1000 | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 85 | 12 | $83k | — | 75% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 89 | 20 | $363k | — | 73% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 91 | 11 | $38k | — | 87% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 98 | 12 | $64k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 105 | 21 | $83k | — | 90% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 106 | 25 | $128k | — | 68% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 109 | 45 | $2M | 1000 | 50% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 110 | 33 | $901k | 987 | 92% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State University 3 over cap | 33 | $901k | $27,299 | 987 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 17 over cap | 47 | $743k | $15,807 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 2 | 28 | $678k | $24,215 | 990 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 6 over cap | 36 | $661k | $18,361 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 4 over cap | 34 | $620k | $18,245 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 30 | $611k | $20,374 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 16 | 14 | $276k | $19,730 | 995 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 4 | 26 | $182k | $7,007 | 993 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked