Division I · Big Ten Conference
Northwestern University Men's Swimming & Diving
Evanston, IL · the Wildcats · Northwestern University overview
25
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 30
$1.5M
Team budget
74th percentile in Division I
$58,920
Per roster spot
median $22,884
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
985
APR
98% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Northwestern University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, below the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $1,473,016, well above the median of $592k — $58,920 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,880,630 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $56,796 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).
#35Team budgetof 134 · Division I#16Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#92Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#66APRof 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
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$1,473,016 for the year
- Operating expenses$180,889 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$58,920 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 976 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,880,630 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$56,796 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,863,790 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Stratton-Mills 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 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 →9,157undergraduates · 23,203 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 51,769 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3025
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate985
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,473,016 $58,921 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,880,630
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,863,790
Cost
Full picture →$23,341net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,997
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northwestern 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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,341 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,157Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 12 | 28 | $426k | 952 | 79% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Independent | 15 | 22 | $118k | — | 55% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 16 | 18 | $61k | — | 59% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 19 | 31 | $222k | — | 5% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 25 | 28 | $140k | — | 90% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 11 | $33k | — | 58% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 37 | 19 | $527k | — | 73% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 40 | 33 | $146k | — | 84% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 52 | 26 | $165k | 982 | 92% | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Midwest Conference | 70 | 24 | $140k | — | 60% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 72 | 12 | $35k | — | 58% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Division I · Horizon League | 72 | 31 | $575k | 971 | 88% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University 9 over cap | 39 | $2.7M | $70,358 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 10 over cap | 40 | $2.6M | $65,320 | 998 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington 23 over cap | 53 | $2.5M | $48,007 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap | 32 | $2.2M | $69,791 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Southern California 6 over cap | 36 | $2M | $56,318 | 972 | vs | |
| Purdue University 8 over cap | 38 | $1.9M | $49,366 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities at cap | 30 | $1.6M | $53,866 | 988 | vs | |
| Northwestern University room for 5 | 25 | $1.5M | $58,920 | 985 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University room for 2 | 28 | $1.3M | $45,916 | 981 | vs |
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