Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
University of Illinois Chicago Men's Swimming & Diving
Chicago, IL · the Flames · University of Illinois Chicago overview
28
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 30
$426k
Team budget
32nd percentile in Division I
$15,199
Per roster spot
median $22,884
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
952
APR
95% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Illinois Chicago fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $425,598, below the median of $592k — $15,199 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 952, about the median of 987, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,364,899 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,943 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).
#91Team budgetof 134 · Division I#90Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#64Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#121APRof 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
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$425,598 for the year
- Operating expenses$112,512 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,199 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate952 multi-year; 905 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,364,899 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,943 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$187,112 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Dell head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Susan Bromberg | Associate Head Coach / Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dan Sivak | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ethan Lee | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →22,107undergraduates · 33,522 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 25,420 applicants
SAT middle 50%1120 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3028
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate952
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $425,598 $15,200 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,364,899
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $187,112
Cost
Full picture →$11,499net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,816 in-state · $31,505 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Illinois Chicago
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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,499 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 22,107Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Independent | 3 | 22 | $118k | — | 55% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | 31 | $222k | — | 5% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 12 | 25 | $1.5M | 985 | 7% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 23 | 28 | $140k | — | 90% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 26 | 11 | $33k | — | 58% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 28 | 18 | $61k | — | 59% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 19 | $527k | — | 73% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 42 | 26 | $165k | 982 | 92% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 53 | 33 | $146k | — | 84% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 74 | 36 | $1.6M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Midwest Conference | 82 | 24 | $140k | — | 60% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 83 | 7 | $39k | — | 57% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 9 | 21 | $548k | $26,082 | 969 | vs | |
| Ball State University room for 1 | 29 | $502k | $17,308 | 993 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 11 | 19 | $480k | $25,240 | 995 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 4 over cap | 34 | $475k | $13,971 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 2 | 28 | $426k | $15,199 | 952 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 8 | 22 | $333k | $15,147 | 997 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 4 | 26 | $165k | $6,343 | 982 | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked