Princeton University Women's Swimming & Diving
Princeton University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, about the median of 30, with 2 head coaches and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $818,984, about the median of $830k — $28,240 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
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
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 1
- Coaching staff2 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$818,984 for the year
- Operating expenses$272,100 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,240 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$585,633 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Abby Brethauer head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ted Everett | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joe Acquaviva | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lara Mitchell | Assistant 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $818,984 $28,241 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 2 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $585,633
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $59,710
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Princeton 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 17 | $485k | 984 | 79% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 8 | 25 | $194k | — | 62% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 15 | 35 | $2.9M | 995 | 65% | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 31 | 13 | $100k | — | 69% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 32 | 16 | $198k | — | 77% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 32 | 19 | $97k | — | 79% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 32 | 9 | $95k | — | — | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 34 | 24 | $830k | 995 | 86% | |
| Monmouth University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 35 | 20 | $462k | 995 | 90% | |
| Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 35 | 19 | $897k | 1000 | 79% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 35 | 22 | $487k | 992 | 83% | |
| Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League | 38 | 48 | $568k | 1000 | 31% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University room for 1 | 29 | $819k | $28,240 | 993 | vs | |
| Harvard University 5 over cap | 35 | $714k | $20,398 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University room for 1 | 29 | $654k | $22,565 | 1000 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 3 over cap | 33 | $579k | $17,545 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 4 over cap | 34 | $572k | $16,810 | 980 | vs | |
| Brown University 4 over cap | 34 | $508k | $14,930 | 993 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 2 | 28 | $391k | $13,967 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania at cap | 30 | $331k | $11,038 | 998 | vs |
Every The Ivy League women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked