Northern Kentucky University Women's Swimming & Diving
Northern Kentucky University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 2 players, well below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $106,565, well below the median of $830k — $53,282 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 28 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $2,077,777 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,388 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
- Roster2 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 28
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$106,565 for the year
- Operating expenses$23,962 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$53,282 division median $29,970
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,077,777 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,388 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,921 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Woodhull-Smith head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tatum Detwiler | Assistant Men's & Women's Swimming 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $106,565 $53,283 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,077,777
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,921
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,896 in-state · $21,480 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 8 | 37 | $1.3M | 1000 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 8 | 25 | $426k | 1000 | 88% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 45 | 12 | $83k | — | 85% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 20 | $88k | — | 85% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 68 | 37 | $2.3M | 1000 | 92% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 71 | 19 | $80k | — | 91% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 81 | 15 | $65k | — | 64% | |
| Shawnee State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 82 | 10 | $81k | — | — | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 87 | 17 | $386k | — | 94% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 90 | 32 | $1.5M | 991 | 81% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 90 | 13 | $104k | — | 71% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland University 4 over cap | 34 | $775k | $22,808 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 4 over cap | 34 | $710k | $20,889 | 994 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University 2 over cap | 32 | $553k | $17,266 | 988 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 2 over cap | 32 | $532k | $16,624 | 991 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 9 | 21 | $476k | $22,667 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 5 over cap | 35 | $268k | $7,646 | 983 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University room for 28 | 2 | $107k | $53,282 | — | vs |
Every Horizon League women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked