Division I · Metro Conference
Iona University Men's Swimming & Diving
New Rochelle, NY · the Gaels · Iona University overview
23
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 30
$411k
Team budget
29th percentile in Division I
$17,891
Per roster spot
median $22,884
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
968
APR
96% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Iona University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, below the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $411,497, below the median of $592k — $17,891 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 968, about the median of 987, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,902,962 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,010 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 134 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#96Team budgetof 134 · Division I#82Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#109Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#111APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$411,497 for the year
- Operating expenses$147,179 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,891 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,902,962 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,010 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$265,474 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Cavataro head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mauro Pacsi | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maureen Ledden Arnold | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Aidan Wilson | Assistant 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 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.Campus
Full picture →3,134undergraduates · 3,720 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 7,289 applicants
SAT middle 50%1055 – 1265
ACT middle 50%20 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3023
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate968
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $411,497 $17,891 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,902,962
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $265,474
Cost
Full picture →$28,557net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $45,880
Campus safety
Full picture →0.93violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →40%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Iona 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.
Men's Swimming & Diving program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,557 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 40%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,134Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.93 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 3 | 15 | $28k | — | 59% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 15 | $194k | 969 | 78% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 10 | $21k | — | 55% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 7 | 31 | $672k | 967 | 56% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference | 8 | 33 | $181k | — | 32% | |
| State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Skyline Conference | 8 | 16 | $32k | — | 79% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 12 | 39 | $642k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 12 | 13 | $575k | — | 90% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 13 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| York College (New York) Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 15 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| Adelphi University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 16 | 22 | $251k | — | 78% | |
| Baruch College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 16 | 25 | $63k | — | 50% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 3 | 27 | $770k | $28,504 | 985 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 5 | 25 | $610k | $24,399 | 984 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 2 | 28 | $565k | $20,177 | 989 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 4 | 26 | $562k | $21,611 | 993 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 28 | $422k | $15,079 | 980 | vs | |
| Iona University room for 7 | 23 | $411k | $17,891 | 968 | vs | |
| Canisius University room for 5 | 25 | $221k | $8,849 | 996 | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 15 | 15 | $194k | $12,909 | 969 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 12 | 18 | $178k | $9,895 | 982 | vs |
Every Metro Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked