Division I · Big Ten Conference
Pennsylvania State University Men's Swimming & Diving
University Park, PA · the Nittany Lions · Pennsylvania State University overview
28
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 30
$1.3M
Team budget
74th percentile in Division I
$45,916
Per roster spot
median $22,884
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
981
APR
98% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Pennsylvania State University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,285,664, well above the median of $592k — $45,916 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,065,058 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,310 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).
#36Team budgetof 134 · Division I#33Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#64Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#80APRof 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
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,285,664 for the year
- Operating expenses$245,148 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,916 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,065,058 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,310 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,707,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Hollie Bonewit-Cron head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Put Pennsylvania State University on a target list, address the whole staff at once, and send each email yourself from Gmail — nothing goes out without you pressing Send.Start your board
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 →42,223undergraduates · 50,399 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →54%admitted · of 85,956 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3028
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate981
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,285,664 $45,917 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,065,058
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,707,691
Cost
Full picture →$27,450net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,234 in-state · $40,188 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 24 burglaries · 145 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Pennsylvania 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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions54% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,450 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 42,223Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 22 | 9 | $71k | — | 72% | |
| Penn State University, Altoona Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 34 | 14 | $44k | — | 97% | |
| Saint Francis University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 45 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 52 | 16 | $78k | — | 79% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League | 52 | 29 | $727k | 991 | 32% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 19 | $68k | — | 43% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 54 | 14 | $122k | — | 86% | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 6 | $55k | — | 68% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 63 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 64 | 12 | $29k | — | 78% | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 69 | 18 | $223k | — | 91% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 74 | 24 | $161k | — | 48% |
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 |
Every Big Ten Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked