Division I · Metro Conference
Iona University Women's Swimming & Diving
New Rochelle, NY · the Gaels · Iona University overview
25
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 30
$409k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$16,373
Per roster spot
median $29,970
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Iona University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $409,328, well below the median of $830k — $16,373 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. 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 gave $3,369,265 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,618 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).
#165Team budgetof 197 · Division I#157Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#150Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#1APRof 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
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$409,328 for the year
- Operating expenses$128,236 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,373 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,369,265 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,618 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$149,728 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Cavataro head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mauro Pacsi | Assistant 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 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 →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%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3025
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $409,328 $16,373 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,369,265
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $149,728
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.
Women's Swimming & Diving program25 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
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 3 | 16 | $54k | — | 59% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 13 | $185k | 971 | 78% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 12 | $18k | — | 55% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 7 | 28 | $1.3M | 1000 | 56% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference | 8 | 19 | $156k | — | 32% | |
| State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Skyline Conference | 8 | 8 | $33k | — | 79% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 10 | 15 | $23k | — | 73% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 12 | 33 | $579k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 12 | 21 | $752k | — | 90% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 13 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Hunter College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 14 | 17 | $17k | — | 54% | |
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 15 | 9 | $69k | — | 57% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 6 | 24 | $961k | $40,021 | 995 | vs | |
| Merrimack College room for 1 | 29 | $937k | $32,302 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University at cap | 30 | $779k | $25,956 | 993 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 2 | 28 | $568k | $20,284 | 990 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 5 | 25 | $547k | $21,861 | 987 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 13 | 17 | $485k | $28,554 | 984 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 5 | 25 | $470k | $18,794 | 996 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 28 | $422k | $15,079 | 988 | vs | |
| Iona University room for 5 | 25 | $409k | $16,373 | 1000 | vs | |
| Canisius University room for 2 | 28 | $274k | $9,794 | 984 | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 17 | 13 | $185k | $14,220 | 971 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 14 | 16 | $145k | $9,056 | 984 | vs |
Every Metro Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked