Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
La Salle University Men's Swimming & Diving
Philadelphia, PA · the Explorers · La Salle University overview
23
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 30
$526k
Team budget
44th percentile in Division I
$22,884
Per roster spot
median $22,884
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
965
APR
96% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
La Salle University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic 10 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 $526,332, below the median of $592k — $22,884 per roster spot, upper 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 965, about the median of 987, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,917,320 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,684 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).
#75Team budgetof 134 · Division I#66Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#109Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#115APRof 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$526,332 for the year
- Operating expenses$92,233 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,884 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate965 multi-year; 967 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,917,320 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,684 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$81,986 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry Smith head coach | Head 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 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 →2,426undergraduates · 3,554 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 4,845 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
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 Rate965
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $526,332 $22,884 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,917,320
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $81,986
Cost
Full picture →$20,119net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $35,570
Campus safety
Full picture →0.95violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →30%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research La Salle 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 divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,119 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,426Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.95 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 4 | 16 | $82k | — | 79% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 6 | 24 | $897k | 991 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 6 | 29 | $329k | 998 | 6% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 25 | $490k | 1000 | 25% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 14 | 22 | $158k | — | 7% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 16 | 19 | $96k | — | 84% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 19 | 12 | $102k | — | 87% | |
| Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 22 | 5 | $25k | — | 78% | |
| Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 23 | 23 | $210k | — | 78% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 24 | 23 | $568k | — | 79% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 25 | 32 | $168k | — | 62% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 28 | 25 | $610k | 984 | 79% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington University room for 7 | 23 | $1.2M | $52,470 | 983 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University room for 4 | 26 | $831k | $31,955 | 962 | vs | |
| Fordham University 1 over cap | 31 | $672k | $21,672 | 967 | vs | |
| La Salle University room for 7 | 23 | $526k | $22,884 | 965 | vs | |
| Davidson College room for 9 | 21 | $463k | $22,038 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 5 | 25 | $336k | $13,457 | 968 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University 4 over cap | 34 | $330k | $9,715 | 994 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked