Providence College Women's Swimming & Diving
Providence College fields a women's swimming & diving team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $325,719, well below the median of $830k — $9,870 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 3 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 $7,967,026 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,183 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$325,719 for the year
- Operating expenses$171,561 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,870 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$7,967,026 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,183 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$343,726 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Randall head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $325,719 $9,870 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,967,026
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $343,726
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $60,848
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island College Division III · Little East Conference | 1 | 14 | $42k | — | 81% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 34 | $508k | 993 | 5% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 7 | 32 | $727k | 997 | 66% | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 16 | 21 | $138k | — | 71% | |
| Roger Williams University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 16 | 25 | $119k | — | 88% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 24 | 19 | $421k | — | 73% | |
| University of Rhode Island Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 25 | 31 | $830k | 997 | 77% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Little East Conference | 26 | 25 | $62k | — | 89% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Division III · Little East Conference | 27 | 6 | $88k | — | 92% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 32 | 19 | $182k | — | 14% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 33 | 20 | $122k | — | 20% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 33 | 27 | $357k | 1000 | 21% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova University 1 over cap | 31 | $1.7M | $53,305 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut at cap | 30 | $1.3M | $42,554 | 997 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University room for 11 | 19 | $897k | $47,187 | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University room for 5 | 25 | $426k | $17,049 | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College 3 over cap | 33 | $326k | $9,870 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgetown University at cap | 30 | $296k | $9,850 | 1000 | vs | |
| Butler University room for 4 | 26 | $248k | $9,540 | 1000 | vs | |
| Marquette University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every BIG EAST Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked