Division I · Big Ten Conference
Northwestern University Women's Swimming & Diving
Evanston, IL · the Wildcats · Northwestern University overview
32
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 30
$2.3M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$73,346
Per roster spot
median $29,970
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Northwestern University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $2,347,088, well above the median of $830k — $73,346 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 1000, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,049,548 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $57,997 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).
#18Team budgetof 197 · Division I#17Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#66Roster 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
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$2,347,088 for the year
- Operating expenses$231,247 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$73,346 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$13,049,548 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$57,997 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$611,188 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 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 →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%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3032
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,347,088 $73,347 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,049,548
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $611,188
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.
Women's Swimming & Diving program32 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
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 12 | 30 | $611k | 1000 | 79% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Independent | 15 | 10 | $54k | — | 55% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 16 | 20 | $63k | — | 59% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 19 | 30 | $219k | — | 5% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 25 | 21 | $83k | — | 90% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 12 | $64k | — | 58% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 37 | 20 | $363k | — | 73% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 40 | 33 | $174k | — | 84% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 52 | 26 | $182k | 993 | 92% | |
| Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 69 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Midwest Conference | 70 | 16 | $128k | — | 60% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 72 | 18 | $42k | — | 58% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University 9 over cap | 39 | $3M | $77,603 | 993 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 5 over cap | 35 | $2.9M | $82,765 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 3 over cap | 33 | $2.8M | $84,022 | 995 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington 13 over cap | 43 | $2.6M | $60,889 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap | 32 | $2.5M | $78,323 | 996 | vs | |
| Northwestern University 2 over cap | 32 | $2.3M | $73,346 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles 10 over cap | 40 | $2.3M | $57,534 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Southern California 2 over cap | 32 | $2.2M | $70,131 | 980 | vs | |
| Purdue University 15 over cap | 45 | $2M | $44,896 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 6 over cap | 36 | $2M | $54,218 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2 over cap | 32 | $1.9M | $60,593 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Iowa room for 2 | 28 | $1.8M | $65,555 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln room for 5 | 25 | $1.8M | $71,858 | 988 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University at cap | 30 | $1.3M | $44,799 | 993 | vs |
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