Missouri State University Women's Swimming & Diving
Missouri State University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $661,010, below the median of $830k — $18,361 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 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 990, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,086,063 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,425 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
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$661,010 for the year
- Operating expenses$124,289 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,361 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,086,063 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,425 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$248,410 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 |
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
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $661,010 $18,361 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,086,063
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $248,410
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,024 in-state · $17,928 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drury University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 1 | 25 | $625k | — | 59% | |
| Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 92 | 25 | $2.3M | 1000 | 72% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 119 | 15 | $62k | — | 58% | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 131 | 34 | $2.1M | 998 | 77% | |
| Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 145 | 18 | $355k | — | 69% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State University 3 over cap | 33 | $901k | $27,299 | 987 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 17 over cap | 47 | $743k | $15,807 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 2 | 28 | $678k | $24,215 | 990 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 6 over cap | 36 | $661k | $18,361 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 4 over cap | 34 | $620k | $18,245 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 30 | $611k | $20,374 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 16 | 14 | $276k | $19,730 | 995 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 4 | 26 | $182k | $7,007 | 993 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked