Division I · Metro Conference
Sacred Heart University Women's Swimming & Diving
Fairfield, CT · the Pioneers · Sacred Heart University overview
30
Roster
at the D-I cap of 30
$779k
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$25,956
Per roster spot
median $29,970
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Sacred Heart University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $778,696, about the median of $830k — $25,956 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That is exactly 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 gave $7,887,879 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,994 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).
#101Team budgetof 197 · Division I#108Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#93Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#111APRof 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
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$778,696 for the year
- Operating expenses$154,009 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,956 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,887,879 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,994 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$141,572 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Spadafina head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brendan Heller | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Melanie Sanchez | Assistant 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 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 →6,960undergraduates · 11,179 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,284 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3030
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $778,696 $25,957 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,887,879
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $141,572
Cost
Full picture →$46,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,460
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Sacred Heart 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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$46,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 25 | $547k | 987 | 45% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 5 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 17 | 23 | $271k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 29 | $654k | 1000 | 5% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 22 | 15 | $569k | 1000 | 49% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 27 | 15 | $23k | — | 73% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 33 | 21 | $752k | — | 90% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 35 | 25 | $409k | 1000 | 91% | |
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 37 | 16 | $54k | — | 59% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 38 | 30 | $132k | — | 17% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League | 39 | — | — | 994 | 14% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference | 39 | 19 | $156k | — | 32% |
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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