Division III · Midwest Conference
Luther College Women's Swimming & Diving
Decorah, IA · the Norse · Luther College overview
32
Roster
2024–25 season
$79k
Team budget
34th percentile in Division III
$2,475
Per roster spot
median $5,677
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Luther College fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, well above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $79,200, below the median of $100k — $2,475 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's swimming & diving programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 233 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#154Team budgetof 233 · Division III#218Spend per playerof 233 · Division III#31Roster sizeof 233 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$79,200 for the year
- Operating expenses$20,929 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,475 division median $5,677
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$18,580 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Zander (Diving; Swimming) 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 players138,303 2024-25
- Division III roster spots4,715 233 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 29 3.4% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,463undergraduates · 1,463 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →73%admitted · of 2,447 applicants
SAT middle 50%1098 – 1318
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $79,200 $2,475 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $18,580
Cost
Full picture →$24,790net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $50,320
Campus safety
Full picture →5.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Bachelor's
Research Luther 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.
Women's Swimming & Diving program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions73% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,790 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | 46 | $159k | — | 73% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 64 | 34 | $620k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 80 | 21 | $50k | — | 92% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 92 | 13 | $77k | — | 71% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 104 | 35 | $191k | — | 76% | |
| Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 104 | 34 | $191k | — | 22% | |
| St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 105 | 29 | $97k | — | 52% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 115 | 28 | $1.8M | 986 | 85% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 118 | 39 | $162k | — | 13% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference | 122 | 32 | $2.5M | 996 | 43% | |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 124 | 47 | $527k | — | 91% | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 129 | 55 | $236k | — | 62% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Midwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell College | 39 | $162k | $4,147 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | 16 | $128k | $8,017 | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | 25 | $117k | $4,690 | — | vs | |
| Lawrence University | 17 | $105k | $6,147 | — | vs | |
| Illinois College | 12 | $83k | $6,928 | — | vs | |
| Luther College | 32 | $79k | $2,475 | — | vs | |
| Lake Forest College | 20 | $63k | $3,154 | — | vs | |
| Beloit College | 19 | $58k | $3,065 | — | vs | |
| Ripon College | 17 | $56k | $3,312 | — | vs | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | 11 | $38k | $3,431 | — | vs |
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