Division I · Patriot League
Lafayette College Men's Swimming & Diving
Easton, PA · the Leopards · Lafayette College overview
27
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 30
$213k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$7,898
Per roster spot
median $22,884
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
995
APR
98% of players retained
31%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lafayette College fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $213,252, well below the median of $592k — $7,898 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men'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 995, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,604,160 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,116 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).
#123Team budgetof 134 · Division I#125Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#74Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#21APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$213,252 for the year
- Operating expenses$60,713 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,898 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,604,160 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,116 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$329,067 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Rinde head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cary Lehman | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| James Dailey | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Barbara Huey | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Lauren Lapsley | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Kacey Paulauskas | Assistant 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 →2,764undergraduates · 2,764 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →31%admitted · of 9,874 applicants
SAT middle 50%1340 – 1490
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3027
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate995
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $213,252 $7,898 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,604,160
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $329,067
Cost
Full picture →$34,728net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $61,824
Campus safety
Full picture →2.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →30%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's
Research Lafayette College
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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions31% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$34,728 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,764Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference | 10 | 4 | $87k | — | 54% | |
| Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League | 11 | 24 | $346k | 997 | 29% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 33 | 7 | $103k | — | 95% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 37 | 12 | $102k | — | 87% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 37 | 32 | $168k | — | 62% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 38 | 36 | $961k | 992 | 4% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 38 | 25 | $610k | 984 | 79% | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 41 | 14 | $104k | — | 69% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 42 | 16 | $82k | — | 79% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 46 | 23 | $526k | 965 | 86% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 46 | 25 | $490k | 1000 | 25% | |
| Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 50 | 5 | $25k | — | 78% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell University room for 1 | 29 | $727k | $25,081 | 991 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland 14 over cap | 44 | $595k | $13,532 | 979 | vs | |
| Boston University 1 over cap | 31 | $421k | $13,586 | 990 | vs | |
| American University room for 5 | 25 | $347k | $13,861 | 973 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 6 | 24 | $346k | $14,433 | 997 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 5 | 25 | $298k | $11,931 | 988 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 3 | 27 | $213k | $7,898 | 995 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 4 | 26 | $193k | $7,421 | 992 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs |
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