University of Cincinnati Women's Swimming & Diving
University of Cincinnati fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $1,345,343, well above the median of $830k — $36,360 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 7 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 $4,563,776 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,627 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
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$1,345,343 for the year
- Operating expenses$171,590 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,360 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$4,563,776 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,627 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$450,597 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joey Ferreri head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
- 71%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,345,343 $36,361 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,563,776
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $450,597
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,906 in-state · $28,240 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 28 burglaries · 73 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Cincinnati
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 2 | 25 | $426k | 1000 | 88% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 8 | 2 | $107k | — | 96% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 43 | 12 | $83k | — | 85% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 67 | 19 | $80k | — | 91% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 75 | 20 | $88k | — | 85% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 75 | 37 | $2.3M | 1000 | 92% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 85 | 13 | $104k | — | 71% | |
| Shawnee State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 86 | 10 | $81k | — | — | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 88 | 35 | $502k | 997 | 72% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 88 | 15 | $65k | — | 64% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 90 | 17 | $386k | — | 94% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona 4 over cap | 34 | $2.2M | $64,936 | 994 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University 4 over cap | 34 | $2.1M | $62,128 | 994 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 7 over cap | 37 | $1.9M | $52,437 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 5 over cap | 35 | $1.8M | $50,351 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 4 over cap | 34 | $1.8M | $51,716 | 998 | vs | |
| Iowa State University room for 3 | 27 | $1.7M | $61,967 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Utah 6 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,326 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Houston 3 over cap | 33 | $1.5M | $43,971 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati 7 over cap | 37 | $1.3M | $36,360 | 1000 | vs | |
| West Virginia University room for 4 | 26 | $609k | $23,404 | 975 | vs |
Every Big 12 Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked