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Lehigh University Women's Swimming & Diving

Bethlehem, PA · the Mountain Hawks · Lehigh University overview
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21
Roster
room for 9 under the cap of 30
$627k
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$29,880
Per roster spot
median $29,970
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
989
APR
99% of players retained
29%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Lehigh University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $627,494, below the median of $830k — $29,880 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 9 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,140,976 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,781 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).

#124Team budgetof 197 · Division I#98Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#174Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#140APRof 197 · Division I
Team budget$627k
Spend per player$29,880
Roster size21
Coaching staff7
APR989

Team budgets across the division

$107k$3.7M
this programevery Division I women's swimming & diving program

Roster sizes (cap 30)

253
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap30 room for 9
  • Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
  • Team expenses$627,494 for the year
  • Operating expenses$60,974 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$29,880 division median $29,970
  • Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 955 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$7,140,976 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$19,781 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$172,941 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Rob Herb head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Mary Ellen WydanAssistant Swim CoachOn file · sign in
Cindy O'DonnellAssistant Coachnot on file
Adam CoffmanAssistant CoachOn 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

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Campus

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5,811undergraduates · 7,590 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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29%admitted · of 18,415 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1490
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
89%

Women's Swimming & Diving

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3021
room for 9
Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$627,494 $29,881 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$7,140,976
Recruiting spend, women's
$172,941

Cost

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$33,289net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$81,150
Average net price$33,289
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,440
$30–48k$19,398
$48–75k$19,495
$75–110k$30,179
$110k and up$50,046
Tuition & fees
$62,180

Campus safety

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0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.52
Property0.74
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024

Majors

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27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business376 · 27%
Engineering304 · 22%
Computer & information sciences163 · 12%
Biological sciences111 · 8%
Multidisciplinary studies78 · 6%

Research Lehigh 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions29% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,289 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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

Lehigh UniversityMoravian University · 2 miCedar Crest College · 7 miLafayette College · 11 miKutztown University of Pennsylvania · 22 miUrsinus College · 29 miEast Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · 29 miArcadia University · 37 miThe College of New Jersey · 39 miVillanova University · 39 miBryn Mawr College · 40 miRider University · 41 miLa Salle University · 41 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference24$87k—54%
Cedar Crest College Division III · Atlantic East Conference715$75k—99%
Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League1148$568k100031%
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2223$128k—95%
Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference2911$101k—87%
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2922$264k—93%
Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences3719$97k—79%
The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference3925$194k—62%
Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference3931$1.7M100025%
Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference40———31%
Rider University Division I · Metro Conference4117$485k98479%
La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference4124$830k99586%

Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Patriot League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Bucknell University 1 over cap31$1.5M$49,661990vs
Colgate University 5 over cap35$687k$19,6141000vs
Lehigh University room for 921$627k$29,880989vs
Lafayette College 18 over cap48$568k$11,8261000vs
Loyola University Maryland 13 over cap43$428k$9,955997vs
Boston University room for 129$421k$14,523992vs
American University room for 129$397k$13,6831000vs
College of the Holy Cross room for 327$357k$13,2391000vs
U.S. Military Academy———994vs
U.S. Naval Academy———1000vs

Every Patriot League women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked