Liberty University Women's Swimming & Diving
Liberty University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,554,801, well above the median of $830k — $42,021 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (92 of 197 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,260,086 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,652 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,554,801 for the year
- Operating expenses$244,516 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,021 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,260,086 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,652 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$423,082 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Shellenberger head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jessica Barnes | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Abigail Jensen | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Christian
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,554,801 $42,022 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,260,086
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $423,082
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,822
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 32 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Liberty 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 3 | 22 | $157k | — | 82% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 6 | 11 | $64k | — | 95% | |
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 15 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 16 | $91k | — | 100% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Northeast Conference | 33 | 24 | $269k | 991 | 82% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 34 | 33 | $192k | — | 17% | |
| Hollins University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 42 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 19 | $71k | — | 80% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 60 | 33 | $2.2M | 1000 | 17% | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 49 | $2.2M | 996 | 57% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 72 | 18 | $109k | — | 91% | |
| James Madison University Division I · American Conference | 77 | 28 | $1.3M | 998 | 76% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University room for 6 | 24 | $1.8M | $76,066 | 997 | vs | |
| Rice University room for 3 | 27 | $1.8M | $66,027 | 997 | vs | |
| Liberty University 7 over cap | 37 | $1.6M | $42,021 | 989 | vs | |
| James Madison University room for 2 | 28 | $1.3M | $45,500 | 998 | vs | |
| Florida International University room for 4 | 26 | $1.2M | $46,836 | 991 | vs | |
| Marshall University room for 3 | 27 | $1.1M | $42,136 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Texas room for 1 | 29 | $1M | $35,907 | 988 | vs | |
| East Carolina University room for 1 | 29 | $901k | $31,066 | 989 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University 2 over cap | 32 | $827k | $25,839 | 996 | vs |
Every American Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked