Rice University Women's Swimming & Diving
Rice University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,782,741, well above the median of $830k — $66,027 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,429,458 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $37,333 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
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,782,741 for the year
- Operating expenses$144,051 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$66,027 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,429,458 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,333 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$366,581 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Huston 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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,782,741 $66,027 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,429,458
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $366,581
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $58,128
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rice University
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Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 5 | $57k | — | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 4 | 33 | $1.5M | 988 | 70% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 84 | 53 | $2.5M | 995 | 63% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 145 | 36 | $2.7M | 994 | 29% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 149 | 15 | $98k | — | 39% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University room for 6 | 24 | $1.8M | $76,066 | 997 | vs | |
| Rice University room for 3 | 27 | $1.8M | $66,027 | 997 | vs | |
| Liberty University 7 over cap | 37 | $1.6M | $42,021 | 989 | vs | |
| James Madison University room for 2 | 28 | $1.3M | $45,500 | 998 | vs | |
| Florida International University room for 4 | 26 | $1.2M | $46,836 | 991 | vs | |
| Marshall University room for 3 | 27 | $1.1M | $42,136 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Texas room for 1 | 29 | $1M | $35,907 | 988 | vs | |
| East Carolina University room for 1 | 29 | $901k | $31,066 | 989 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University 2 over cap | 32 | $827k | $25,839 | 996 | vs |
Every American Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked