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Division I · Mid-American Conference
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Women's Swimming & Diving
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29
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 30
$1.3M
Team budget
69th percentile in Division I
$44,786
Per roster spot
median $29,970
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,298,804, well above the median of $830k — $44,786 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,105,386 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,550 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).
#62Team budgetof 197 · Division I#65Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#102Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#85APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,298,804 for the year
- Operating expenses$150,621 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$44,786 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,105,386 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,550 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$200,895 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Bashor head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Russ Dekker | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sydney Thomas | 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 →20,463undergraduates · 31,889 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 38,210 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1380
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3029
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,298,804 $44,786 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,105,386
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $200,895
Cost
Full picture →$20,511net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,782 in-state · $30,572 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 33 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
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 program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,511 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 20,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 28 | $274k | 984 | 82% | |
| Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference | 16 | 28 | $422k | 988 | 85% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 45 | 22 | $132k | — | 71% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 47 | 9 | $115k | — | 79% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 51 | 19 | $147k | — | 78% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 51 | 28 | $205k | — | 64% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 57 | 30 | $198k | — | 71% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association | 59 | 31 | $195k | — | 36% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · Empire 8 | 65 | 21 | $118k | — | 79% | |
| St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 66 | 24 | $723k | 988 | 82% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 72 | 16 | $76k | — | 48% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 73 | 6 | $82k | — | 91% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 1 | 29 | $1.3M | $44,786 | 995 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 2 over cap | 32 | $1M | $32,008 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 5 over cap | 35 | $1M | $29,248 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Akron 1 over cap | 31 | $959k | $30,949 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 9 over cap | 39 | $934k | $23,949 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 4 | 26 | $903k | $34,742 | 1000 | vs | |
| Ball State University 5 over cap | 35 | $502k | $14,341 | 997 | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked