University of Akron Women's Swimming & Diving
University of Akron fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $959,422, above the median of $830k — $30,949 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 $2,569,646 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,517 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
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$959,422 for the year
- Operating expenses$224,176 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,949 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$2,569,646 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,517 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$126,885 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Peresie head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marc Cahalane | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kendall Craig | Assistant 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
- 53%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $959,422 $30,949 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,569,646
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $126,885
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,799 in-state · $17,239 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Akron
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 16 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 24 | 22 | $102k | — | 80% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 6 | $25k | — | 93% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 27 | 24 | $93k | — | 77% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 29 | 20 | $141k | — | 81% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 29 | 36 | $116k | — | 54% | |
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 30 | 48 | $159k | — | 29% | |
| Cleveland State University Division I · Horizon League | 31 | 32 | $553k | 988 | 95% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 40 | 27 | $311k | — | 33% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 45 | 24 | $257k | — | 81% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 45 | 32 | $532k | 991 | 80% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 62 | 16 | $79k | — | 86% |
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