Division I · Big Ten Conference
Purdue University Men's Swimming & Diving
West Lafayette, IN · the Boilermakers · Purdue University overview
38
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 30
$1.9M
Team budget
87th percentile in Division I
$49,366
Per roster spot
median $22,884
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
100% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Purdue University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, above the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,875,914, well above the median of $592k — $49,366 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 8 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (52 of 134 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,893,890 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,994 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).
#18Team budgetof 134 · Division I#29Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#14Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#27APRof 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
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,875,914 for the year
- Operating expenses$586,855 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,366 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,893,890 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,994 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,330,766 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Jerden 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 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 →39,864undergraduates · 52,905 students in all
Women 42% Men 58%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 73,083 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1460
ACT middle 50%27 – 34
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3038
8 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate994
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,875,914 $49,366 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,893,890
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,330,766
Cost
Full picture →$12,421net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,992 in-state · $28,794 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 68 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Purdue 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 program38 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$12,421 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 39,864Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.47 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 27 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 54 | 33 | $205k | — | 54% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 60 | 29 | $429k | 977 | 81% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 65 | 53 | $667k | — | 73% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 30 | $124k | — | 73% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 14 | $67k | — | 53% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 72 | 26 | $165k | 982 | 92% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 18 | $87k | — | 91% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 80 | 13 | $104k | — | 71% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 81 | 29 | $502k | 993 | 72% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 90 | 53 | $2.5M | 990 | 80% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · The Summit League | 94 | 18 | $127k | 989 | 68% |
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