Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming
University of Denver Women's Swimming & Diving
Denver, CO · the Pioneers · University of Denver overview
30
Roster
at the D-I cap of 30
$1.6M
Team budget
76th percentile in Division I
$54,142
Per roster spot
median $29,970
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Denver fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $1,624,278, well above the median of $830k — $54,142 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,870,786 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $56,144 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).
#48Team budgetof 197 · Division I#38Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#93Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#85APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$1,624,278 for the year
- Operating expenses$209,798 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$54,142 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,870,786 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$56,144 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$252,337 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alicia Hicken-Franklin head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mark Maguire | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lucas Baarlaer | Assistant Swimming Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lauren McCain | Skill Instruction Coach - Swimming | On file · sign in |
| Trevor Sisson | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nathan Cox | Skill Instruction Coach - Diving | 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 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 →6,415undergraduates · 13,387 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 19,214 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1410
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3030
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,624,278 $54,143 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,870,786
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $252,337
Cost
Full picture →$43,324net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,340
Campus safety
Full picture →1.4violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Denver
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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$43,324 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,415Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.4 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado School of Mines Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 15 | 19 | $221k | — | 60% | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy Division I · Mountain West Conference | 46 | — | — | 996 | 14% | |
| University of Northern Colorado Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 53 | 29 | $928k | 983 | 86% | |
| Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 26 | $231k | — | 20% | |
| Colorado State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 62 | 24 | $1.2M | 998 | 90% | |
| Colorado State University Pueblo Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 97 | 13 | $197k | — | 100% | |
| University of Wyoming Division I · Mountain West Conference | 117 | 40 | $1.1M | 990 | 97% | |
| Western Colorado University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 131 | 34 | $410k | — | 97% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver at cap | 30 | $1.6M | $54,142 | 995 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 3 over cap | 33 | $1M | $30,639 | 980 | vs | |
| Northern Arizona University room for 4 | 26 | $970k | $37,309 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado room for 1 | 29 | $928k | $32,001 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Idaho 7 over cap | 37 | $757k | $20,462 | 996 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word room for 6 | 24 | $655k | $27,273 | 988 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 10 | 20 | $537k | $26,831 | 983 | vs | |
| University of San Diego 2 over cap | 32 | $505k | $15,779 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego room for 4 | 26 | $494k | $19,002 | — | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 4 over cap | 34 | $483k | $14,218 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara room for 3 | 27 | $483k | $17,881 | 996 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific room for 10 | 20 | $424k | $21,181 | 994 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 7 | 23 | $423k | $18,381 | — | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley room for 12 | 18 | $387k | $21,514 | — | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 9 | 21 | $365k | $17,401 | 996 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked