Division I · American Conference
Marshall University Women's Swimming & Diving
Huntington, WV · the The Herd · Marshall University overview
27
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 30
$1.1M
Team budget
64th percentile in Division I
$42,136
Per roster spot
median $29,970
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Marshall University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,137,683, above the median of $830k — $42,136 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,942,683 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,498 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).
#72Team budgetof 197 · Division I#70Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#132Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#1APRof 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
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,137,683 for the year
- Operating expenses$270,626 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,136 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,942,683 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,498 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$200,252 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Walsh head coach | Head 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 →8,235undergraduates · 11,027 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 6,499 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1130
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3027
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,137,683 $42,136 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,942,683
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $200,252
Cost
Full picture →$9,734net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,942 in-state · $20,294 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Marshall 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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,734 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,235Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 37 | 10 | $81k | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 103 | 12 | $83k | — | 85% | |
| The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 113 | 39 | $3M | 993 | 51% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 114 | 35 | $369k | — | 17% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 115 | 20 | $88k | — | 85% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 116 | 37 | $2.3M | 1000 | 92% | |
| Salem University (West Virginia) Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 116 | 24 | $111k | — | — | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 117 | 2 | $107k | — | 96% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 121 | 25 | $426k | 1000 | 88% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 123 | 37 | $1.3M | 1000 | 88% | |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 125 | 9 | $65k | — | 95% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 127 | 15 | $65k | — | 64% |
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