Division I · Big Ten Conference
The Ohio State University Women's Swimming & Diving
Columbus, OH · the Buckeyes · The Ohio State University overview
39
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 30
$3M
Team budget
100th percentile in Division I
$77,603
Per roster spot
median $29,970
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
993
APR
100% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
The Ohio State University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $3,026,555, well above the median of $830k — $77,603 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 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 993, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,816,950 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,397 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).
#2Team budgetof 197 · Division I#13Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#16Roster 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
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$3,026,555 for the year
- Operating expenses$527,511 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$77,603 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,816,950 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,397 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,244,066 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Dorenkott 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 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 →45,728undergraduates · 60,046 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 70,028 applicants
SAT middle 50%1330 – 1480
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3039
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,026,555 $77,604 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,816,950
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,244,066
Cost
Full picture →$19,575net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,859 in-state · $38,365 out
Campus safety
Full picture →4.01violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 57 burglaries · 172 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,575 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 45,728Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.01 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | 14 | $100k | — | 51% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 26 | 35 | $369k | — | 17% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 41 | 43 | $130k | — | 31% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 43 | 19 | $80k | — | 91% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 58 | 12 | $83k | — | 85% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 68 | 18 | $102k | — | 73% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 70 | 24 | $257k | — | 81% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 78 | 11 | $99k | — | 68% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 80 | 36 | $116k | — | 54% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 80 | 36 | $628k | — | 86% | |
| Shawnee State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 88 | 10 | $81k | — | — | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 93 | — | — | — | — |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University 9 over cap | 39 | $3M | $77,603 | 993 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 5 over cap | 35 | $2.9M | $82,765 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 3 over cap | 33 | $2.8M | $84,022 | 995 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington 13 over cap | 43 | $2.6M | $60,889 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap | 32 | $2.5M | $78,323 | 996 | vs | |
| Northwestern University 2 over cap | 32 | $2.3M | $73,346 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles 10 over cap | 40 | $2.3M | $57,534 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Southern California 2 over cap | 32 | $2.2M | $70,131 | 980 | vs | |
| Purdue University 15 over cap | 45 | $2M | $44,896 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 6 over cap | 36 | $2M | $54,218 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2 over cap | 32 | $1.9M | $60,593 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Iowa room for 2 | 28 | $1.8M | $65,555 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln room for 5 | 25 | $1.8M | $71,858 | 988 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University at cap | 30 | $1.3M | $44,799 | 993 | vs |
Every Big Ten Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked