Division III · Independent
University of California, Santa Cruz Men's Swimming & Diving
Santa Cruz, CA · the Banana Slugs · University of California, Santa Cruz overview
32
Roster
2024–25 season
$190k
Team budget
86th percentile in Division III
$5,926
Per roster spot
median $6,086
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of California, Santa Cruz fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Independent (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, well above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $189,633, well above the median of $97k — $5,926 per roster spot, lower half of Division III men's swimming & diving programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#32Team budgetof 217 · Division III#114Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#25Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$189,633 for the year
- Operating expenses$83,875 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,926 division median $6,086
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$16,535 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Crawford head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school swimming & diving players119,102 2024-25
- Division III roster spots4,187 217 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 28 3.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →17,812undergraduates · 19,764 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →63%admitted · of 68,845 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $189,633 $5,926 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $16,535
Cost
Full picture →$16,526net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,560 in-state · $45,337 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.76violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 117 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Santa Cruz
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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions63% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,526 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,812Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.76 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | 27 | $1.9M | 990 | 4% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming | 58 | — | — | — | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 62 | 40 | $2.7M | 974 | 12% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming | 79 | 22 | $543k | 962 | 95% | |
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · Independent | 130 | 26 | $375k | — | 58% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Independent
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Baptist University | 35 | $399k | $11,406 | — | vs | |
| Fresno Pacific University | 26 | $375k | $14,440 | — | vs | |
| Biola University | 23 | $351k | $15,258 | — | vs | |
| Delta State University | 24 | $195k | $8,130 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 32 | $190k | $5,926 | — | vs | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 22 | $118k | $5,356 | — | vs | |
| William Peace University | 8 | $73k | $9,074 | — | vs | |
| Piedmont University | 23 | $70k | $3,025 | — | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Morris | 14 | $68k | $4,847 | — | vs | |
| University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez | 12 | $64k | $5,311 | — | vs | |
| Warren Wilson College | 9 | $26k | $2,907 | — | vs |
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