Division I · Metro Conference
Rider University Women's Swimming & Diving
Lawrenceville, NJ · the Broncs · Rider University overview
17
Roster
room for 13 under the cap of 30
$485k
Team budget
26th percentile in Division I
$28,554
Per roster spot
median $29,970
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Rider University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, well below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $485,430, well below the median of $830k — $28,554 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 13 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 995, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,115,289 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,114 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).
#147Team budgetof 197 · Division I#101Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#186Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#164APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 13
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$485,430 for the year
- Operating expenses$65,446 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,554 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 968 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,115,289 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,114 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$74,412 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Fletcher head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shannon Daly | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kristen Simms | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Blair | Assistant 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 →3,244undergraduates · 4,083 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 9,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1310
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3017
room for 13
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $485,430 $28,555 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,115,289
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $74,412
Cost
Full picture →$26,618net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,900
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rider 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,618 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,244Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 2 | 25 | $194k | — | 62% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 6 | 29 | $819k | 993 | 4% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 22 | 35 | $2.9M | 995 | 65% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 26 | 19 | $97k | — | 79% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 28 | 24 | $830k | 995 | 86% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 33 | 21 | $631k | 997 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 33 | 30 | $331k | 998 | 6% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 35 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 36 | 31 | $1.7M | 1000 | 25% | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 37 | 13 | $100k | — | 69% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 38 | 9 | $95k | — | — | |
| Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League | 38 | 48 | $568k | 1000 | 31% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 6 | 24 | $961k | $40,021 | 995 | vs | |
| Merrimack College room for 1 | 29 | $937k | $32,302 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University at cap | 30 | $779k | $25,956 | 993 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 2 | 28 | $568k | $20,284 | 990 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 5 | 25 | $547k | $21,861 | 987 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 13 | 17 | $485k | $28,554 | 984 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 5 | 25 | $470k | $18,794 | 996 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 28 | $422k | $15,079 | 988 | vs | |
| Iona University room for 5 | 25 | $409k | $16,373 | 1000 | vs | |
| Canisius University room for 2 | 28 | $274k | $9,794 | 984 | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 17 | 13 | $185k | $14,220 | 971 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 14 | 16 | $145k | $9,056 | 984 | vs |
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