Division I · Southeastern Conference
Louisiana State University Women's Swimming & Diving
Baton Rouge, LA · the Tigers · Louisiana State University overview
30
Roster
at the D-I cap of 30
$2M
Team budget
84th percentile in Division I
$65,516
Per roster spot
median $29,970
6
Coaches
2 head · 4 assistant
996
APR
100% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Louisiana State University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 30, with 2 head coaches and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,965,496, well above the median of $830k — $65,516 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,073,856 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,313 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).
#33Team budgetof 197 · Division I#23Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#93Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#72APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 at the cap
- Coaching staff2 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,965,496 for the year
- Operating expenses$348,752 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$65,516 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 993 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,073,856 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,313 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,565,249 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Bishop head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Drew Livingston | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jon Sakovich | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lyle Robelot | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brogan Barr | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Pace Clark | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Thomas Dowling | Diving Graduate Student Coach | not on file |
| Kiran Stauffer | Swimming Graduate Student 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 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 →32,574undergraduates · 39,418 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 42,558 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1330
ACT middle 50%24 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3030
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate996
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,965,496 $65,517 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,073,856
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,565,249
Cost
Full picture →$21,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,954 in-state · $28,631 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 60 burglaries · 44 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 16 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Louisiana State 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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,574Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 71 | 24 | $1.8M | 997 | 15% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 144 | 9 | $55k | — | 49% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2 over cap | 32 | $3.7M | $117,048 | 998 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 6 over cap | 36 | $3M | $82,859 | 997 | vs | |
| Auburn University 16 over cap | 46 | $2.9M | $62,040 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 6 over cap | 36 | $2.7M | $75,993 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Florida 2 over cap | 32 | $2.6M | $80,044 | 981 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 23 over cap | 53 | $2.5M | $47,687 | 995 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 18 over cap | 48 | $2.3M | $48,528 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 5 | 25 | $2.3M | $90,707 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 7 over cap | 37 | $2.3M | $61,234 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 6 over cap | 36 | $2.2M | $62,232 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 4 over cap | 34 | $2.1M | $62,013 | 998 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University at cap | 30 | $2M | $65,516 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 3 over cap | 33 | $1.9M | $57,150 | 987 | vs |
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