The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Women's Swimming & Diving
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, well below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $387,267, well below the median of $830k — $21,514 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 12 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $1,954,372 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,179 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
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 12
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$387,267 for the year
- Operating expenses$122,470 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,514 division median $29,970
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,954,372 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,179 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$162,745 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Betsy Graham head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jennifer Mangum | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
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
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $387,267 $21,515 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,954,372
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $162,745
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,467 in-state · $19,542 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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.
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver at cap | 30 | $1.6M | $54,142 | 995 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 3 over cap | 33 | $1M | $30,639 | 980 | vs | |
| Northern Arizona University room for 4 | 26 | $970k | $37,309 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado room for 1 | 29 | $928k | $32,001 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Idaho 7 over cap | 37 | $757k | $20,462 | 996 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word room for 6 | 24 | $655k | $27,273 | 988 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 10 | 20 | $537k | $26,831 | 983 | vs | |
| University of San Diego 2 over cap | 32 | $505k | $15,779 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego room for 4 | 26 | $494k | $19,002 | — | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 4 over cap | 34 | $483k | $14,218 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara room for 3 | 27 | $483k | $17,881 | 996 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific room for 10 | 20 | $424k | $21,181 | 994 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 7 | 23 | $423k | $18,381 | — | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley room for 12 | 18 | $387k | $21,514 | — | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 9 | 21 | $365k | $17,401 | 996 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked