Division II · Conference Carolinas
Lenoir-Rhyne University Women's Swimming & Diving
Hickory, NC · the Bears · Lenoir-Rhyne University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$155k
Team budget
21st percentile in Division II
$8,182
Per roster spot
median $12,343
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
81%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lenoir-Rhyne University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Conference Carolinas (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $155,471, well below the median of $292k — $8,182 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II women's swimming & diving programs. The school gave $2,514,672 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,045 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 91 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#72Team budgetof 91 · Division II#77Spend per playerof 91 · Division II#57Roster sizeof 91 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$155,471 for the year
- Operating expenses$29,496 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,182 division median $12,343
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,514,672 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,045 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$34,150 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Vic Riggs head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Paul Schiffel | Head Men's and Women's Swimming Coach | On 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 II roster spots2,133 91 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 65 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →1,477undergraduates · 2,230 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 6,299 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $155,471 $8,183 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,514,672
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $34,150
Cost
Full picture →$24,042net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $30,900
Campus safety
Full picture →1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in kinesiology, parks & recreation · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lenoir-Rhyne 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,042 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsKinesiology, parks & recreation · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,477Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 32 | 25 | $424k | 1000 | 14% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 39 | 23 | $502k | 995 | 87% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 29 | $709k | — | 68% | |
| Catawba College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 48 | 21 | $517k | — | 78% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Independent | 63 | 11 | $26k | — | 78% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 64 | 15 | $198k | — | 64% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 69 | 13 | $135k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 70 | 31 | $474k | 996 | 94% | |
| Wingate University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 72 | 27 | $599k | — | 85% | |
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 75 | 13 | $318k | — | 54% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 88 | 5 | $23k | — | 92% | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 114 | 49 | $2.2M | 996 | 57% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Conference Carolinas
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate University | 27 | $599k | $22,167 | — | vs | |
| Catawba College | 21 | $517k | $24,603 | — | vs | |
| King University | 13 | $318k | $24,467 | — | vs | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) | 18 | $312k | $17,336 | — | vs | |
| Carson-Newman University | 17 | $300k | $17,634 | — | vs | |
| Converse University | 15 | $198k | $13,206 | — | vs | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | 19 | $155k | $8,182 | — | vs | |
| Barton College | 13 | $138k | $10,581 | — | vs | |
| Mars Hill University | 13 | $135k | $10,376 | — | vs | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 18 | $130k | $7,219 | — | vs | |
| Chowan University | 10 | $119k | $11,876 | — | vs |
Every Conference Carolinas women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked