Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri State University Men's Swimming & Diving
Springfield, MO · the Bears · Missouri State University overview
19
Roster
room for 11 under the cap of 30
$480k
Team budget
39th percentile in Division I
$25,240
Per roster spot
median $22,884
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
98% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Missouri State University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $479,571, below the median of $592k — $25,240 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 11 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,565,934 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,566 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 134 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#82Team budgetof 134 · Division I#56Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#125Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#21APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 11
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$479,571 for the year
- Operating expenses$106,888 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,240 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,565,934 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,566 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$455,661 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chelsea Dirks-Ham | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Lochte | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Ben Munster | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| James Huelskamp | Diving 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 players119,102 2024-25
- Division I roster spots3,828 134 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 31 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →19,259undergraduates · 23,418 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 11,901 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3019
room for 11
Academic Progress Rate995
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $479,571 $25,241 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,565,934
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $455,661
Cost
Full picture →$17,104net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,024 in-state · $17,928 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Missouri 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.
Men's Swimming & Diving program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,104 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 19,259Setting, 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
Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drury University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 1 | 39 | $613k | — | 59% | |
| Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 98 | 21 | $325k | — | 73% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 119 | 11 | $45k | — | 58% | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 131 | 31 | $1.8M | 992 | 77% | |
| Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 145 | 16 | $403k | — | 69% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 9 | 21 | $548k | $26,082 | 969 | vs | |
| Ball State University room for 1 | 29 | $502k | $17,308 | 993 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 11 | 19 | $480k | $25,240 | 995 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 4 over cap | 34 | $475k | $13,971 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 2 | 28 | $426k | $15,199 | 952 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 8 | 22 | $333k | $15,147 | 997 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 4 | 26 | $165k | $6,343 | 982 | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked