Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming
Pepperdine University Women's Swimming & Diving
Malibu, CA · the Waves · Pepperdine University overview
34
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 30
$483k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division I
$14,218
Per roster spot
median $29,970
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Pepperdine University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $483,419, well below the median of $830k — $14,218 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 $6,035,743 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $27,066 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).
#148Team budgetof 197 · Division I#169Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#42Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#1APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster34 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$483,419 for the year
- Operating expenses$145,029 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,218 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,035,743 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,066 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$294,342 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Marella | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emma Durham | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Monique Demaisip | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →3,629undergraduates · 9,545 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 12,457 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1450
ACT middle 50%26 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3034
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $483,419 $14,218 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,035,743
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $294,342
Cost
Full picture →$52,216net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,742
Campus safety
Full picture →1.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Pepperdine 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 program34 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$52,216 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,629Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.86 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 California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 15 | 40 | $2.3M | 996 | 9% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 24 | $143k | — | 89% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 24 | 32 | $2.2M | 980 | 10% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 29 | 14 | $103k | — | 40% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 34 | 25 | $112k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 39 | 11 | $68k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Independent | 41 | 26 | $414k | — | 60% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 47 | 27 | $638k | — | 79% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 52 | 43 | $255k | — | 56% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 54 | 10 | $66k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 57 | 37 | $172k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 57 | 35 | $186k | — | 11% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver at cap | 30 | $1.6M | $54,142 | 995 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 3 over cap | 33 | $1M | $30,639 | 980 | vs | |
| Northern Arizona University room for 4 | 26 | $970k | $37,309 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado room for 1 | 29 | $928k | $32,001 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Idaho 7 over cap | 37 | $757k | $20,462 | 996 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word room for 6 | 24 | $655k | $27,273 | 988 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 10 | 20 | $537k | $26,831 | 983 | vs | |
| University of San Diego 2 over cap | 32 | $505k | $15,779 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego room for 4 | 26 | $494k | $19,002 | — | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 4 over cap | 34 | $483k | $14,218 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara room for 3 | 27 | $483k | $17,881 | 996 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific room for 10 | 20 | $424k | $21,181 | 994 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 7 | 23 | $423k | $18,381 | — | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley room for 12 | 18 | $387k | $21,514 | — | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 9 | 21 | $365k | $17,401 | 996 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked