Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming
University of California, Santa Barbara Men's Swimming & Diving
Santa Barbara, CA · the Gauchos · University of California, Santa Barbara overview
24
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 30
$466k
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$19,398
Per roster spot
median $22,884
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
973
APR
97% of players retained
28%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Santa Barbara 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 24 players, below the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $465,561, below the median of $592k — $19,398 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 973, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,214,113 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,932 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).
#85Team budgetof 134 · Division I#77Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#102Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#101APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$465,561 for the year
- Operating expenses$76,252 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,398 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 976 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,214,113 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,932 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$525,105 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jaclyn Rosen head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matthew Harder | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ezra Dickerson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 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 →23,232undergraduates · 26,068 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →28%admitted · of 110,871 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3024
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate973
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $465,561 $19,398 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,214,113
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $525,105
Cost
Full picture →$15,283net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,965 in-state · $45,742 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.14violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 149 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Santa Barbara
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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions28% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,283 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 23,232Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.14 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 57 | 22 | $143k | — | 89% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming | 77 | 25 | $424k | 980 | 88% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 93 | 36 | $2M | 972 | 10% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 95 | 18 | $132k | — | 40% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 100 | 25 | $112k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 108 | 11 | $68k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Independent | 111 | 23 | $351k | — | 60% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 120 | 8 | $53k | — | 48% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 122 | 39 | $221k | — | 56% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 124 | 26 | $167k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 124 | 35 | $182k | — | 11% |
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