University of California, San Diego Men's Swimming & Diving
University of California, San Diego fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $352,891, well below the median of $592k — $13,572 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $2,879,428 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,929 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 134 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$352,891 for the year
- Operating expenses$90,218 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,572 division median $22,884
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,879,428 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,929 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$225,415 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marko Djordjevic head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matthew Martinez | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Molly Spano | 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 players119,102 2024-25
- Division I roster spots3,828 134 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 31 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $352,891 $13,573 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,879,428
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $225,415
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,265 in-state · $46,042 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 60 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 55 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of California, San Diego
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.
Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 73 | 39 | $221k | — | 56% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 82 | 25 | $139k | — | 81% | |
| Biola University Division II · Independent | 84 | 23 | $351k | — | 60% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 89 | 26 | $167k | — | 7% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 89 | 11 | $68k | — | 85% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 89 | 35 | $182k | — | 11% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 90 | 8 | $53k | — | 48% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 99 | 36 | $2M | 972 | 10% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 101 | 25 | $112k | — | 3% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 103 | 18 | $132k | — | 40% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 133 | 22 | $143k | — | 89% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver 2 over cap | 32 | $1.6M | $50,758 | 981 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word room for 6 | 24 | $654k | $27,261 | 970 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific room for 8 | 22 | $543k | $24,678 | 962 | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 10 | 20 | $478k | $23,876 | 991 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara room for 6 | 24 | $466k | $19,398 | 973 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 5 | 25 | $424k | $16,957 | 980 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego room for 4 | 26 | $353k | $13,572 | — | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked