Division III · Midwest Conference
Lake Forest College Men's Swimming & Diving
Lake Forest, IL · the Foresters · Lake Forest College overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$61k
Team budget
20th percentile in Division III
$3,364
Per roster spot
median $6,086
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
59%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lake Forest College fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $60,552, below the median of $97k — $3,364 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III men's swimming & diving programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#174Team budgetof 217 · Division III#194Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#109Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$60,552 for the year
- Operating expenses$21,290 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,364 division median $6,086
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$59,845 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Skelly head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school swimming & diving players119,102 2024-25
- Division III roster spots4,187 217 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 28 3.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →1,796undergraduates · 1,818 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →59%admitted · of 4,811 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1365
ACT middle 50%28 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $60,552 $3,364 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $59,845
Cost
Full picture →$29,894net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $54,202
Campus safety
Full picture →2.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Lake Forest 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions59% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,894 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,796Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 16 | 25 | $1.5M | 985 | 7% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 26 | 33 | $146k | — | 84% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 28 | 28 | $426k | 952 | 79% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 28 | $140k | — | 90% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Independent | 31 | 22 | $118k | — | 55% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 34 | 31 | $222k | — | 5% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 37 | 11 | $33k | — | 58% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 46 | 19 | $527k | — | 73% | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Midwest Conference | 55 | 24 | $140k | — | 60% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 56 | 12 | $35k | — | 58% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Division I · Horizon League | 57 | 31 | $575k | 971 | 88% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 62 | 21 | $80k | — | 83% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Midwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell College | 30 | $166k | $5,539 | — | vs | |
| Luther College | 27 | $154k | $5,704 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | 24 | $140k | $5,824 | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | 23 | $124k | $5,385 | — | vs | |
| Lawrence University | 13 | $99k | $7,587 | — | vs | |
| Illinois College | 14 | $91k | $6,524 | — | vs | |
| Lake Forest College | 18 | $61k | $3,364 | — | vs | |
| Ripon College | 5 | $40k | $8,066 | — | vs | |
| Beloit College | 7 | $39k | $5,566 | — | vs | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | 11 | $39k | $3,507 | — | vs |
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