Division I · Big 12 Conference
Iowa State University Women's Swimming & Diving
Ames, IA · the Cyclones · Iowa State University overview
27
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 30
$1.7M
Team budget
78th percentile in Division I
$61,967
Per roster spot
median $29,970
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Iowa State University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,673,120, well above the median of $830k — $61,967 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 3 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 $4,735,216 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,033 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).
#45Team budgetof 197 · Division I#30Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#132Roster 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
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,673,120 for the year
- Operating expenses$282,883 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$61,967 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$4,735,216 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,033 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$481,556 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Leach | Head Swimming Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jeff Warrick | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Morgan McGhee | Assistant Swimming Coach | 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 →25,332undergraduates · 30,177 students in all
Women 45% Men 55%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 22,995 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1350
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3027
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,673,120 $61,967 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,735,216
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $481,556
Cost
Full picture →$17,354net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,497 in-state · $27,683 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 24 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Iowa 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 program27 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$17,354 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 25,332Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 51 | 39 | $162k | — | 13% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 70 | 34 | $620k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 102 | 13 | $77k | — | 71% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 112 | 28 | $1.8M | 986 | 85% | |
| Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference | 129 | 32 | $79k | — | 73% | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League | 133 | 31 | $568k | 989 | 87% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 139 | 20 | $200k | — | 80% | |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 148 | 47 | $527k | — | 91% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona 4 over cap | 34 | $2.2M | $64,936 | 994 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University 4 over cap | 34 | $2.1M | $62,128 | 994 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 7 over cap | 37 | $1.9M | $52,437 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 5 over cap | 35 | $1.8M | $50,351 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 4 over cap | 34 | $1.8M | $51,716 | 998 | vs | |
| Iowa State University room for 3 | 27 | $1.7M | $61,967 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Utah 6 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,326 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Houston 3 over cap | 33 | $1.5M | $43,971 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati 7 over cap | 37 | $1.3M | $36,360 | 1000 | vs | |
| West Virginia University room for 4 | 26 | $609k | $23,404 | 975 | vs |
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