Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Women's Swimming & Diving
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 47 players, well above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $742,971, below the median of $830k — $15,807 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 17 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 $2,464,328 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,183 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
- Roster47 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 17 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$742,971 for the year
- Operating expenses$102,012 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,807 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$2,464,328 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,183 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$175,135 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Hanson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chunhua Zhao | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Laura Carver | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Braden Tiffany | Assistant 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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $742,971 $15,808 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,464,328
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $175,135
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,244
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 70 | 24 | $480k | — | 64% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 84 | 24 | $358k | 994 | 81% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · The Summit League | 86 | 28 | $225k | — | 95% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 88 | 39 | $244k | — | 12% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 91 | 20 | $248k | — | 57% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 94 | 14 | $276k | 995 | 78% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · The Summit League | 134 | 16 | $149k | 1000 | 68% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 148 | 10 | $67k | — | 54% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 150 | 12 | $83k | — | 75% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State University 3 over cap | 33 | $901k | $27,299 | 987 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 17 over cap | 47 | $743k | $15,807 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 2 | 28 | $678k | $24,215 | 990 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 6 over cap | 36 | $661k | $18,361 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 4 over cap | 34 | $620k | $18,245 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 30 | $611k | $20,374 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 16 | 14 | $276k | $19,730 | 995 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 4 | 26 | $182k | $7,007 | 993 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked