University of Houston Women's Swimming & Diving
University of Houston fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,451,068, well above the median of $830k — $43,971 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 3 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 988, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,768,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,439 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
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,451,068 for the year
- Operating expenses$209,858 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,971 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,768,638 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,439 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$330,602 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tanica Jamison head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Allan McCallum | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bob Gunter | Diving 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 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
- 65%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,451,068 $43,972 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,768,638
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $330,602
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,711 in-state · $22,191 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 74 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 45 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Houston
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 5 | $57k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 4 | 27 | $1.8M | 997 | 8% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 86 | 53 | $2.5M | 995 | 63% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 148 | 36 | $2.7M | 994 | 29% |
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