University of Illinois Chicago Women's Swimming & Diving
University of Illinois Chicago fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $611,242, below the median of $830k — $20,374 per roster spot, lower half 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 1000, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,838,536 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,192 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
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$611,242 for the year
- Operating expenses$103,334 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$20,374 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,838,536 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,192 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$145,379 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 |
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
- 60%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $611,242 $20,375 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,838,536
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $145,379
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,816 in-state · $31,505 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →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.
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Independent | 3 | 10 | $54k | — | 55% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | 30 | $219k | — | 5% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 12 | 32 | $2.3M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 23 | 21 | $83k | — | 90% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 26 | 12 | $64k | — | 58% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 28 | 20 | $63k | — | 59% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 20 | $363k | — | 73% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 42 | 26 | $182k | 993 | 92% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 53 | 33 | $174k | — | 84% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 74 | 33 | $2.5M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 82 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Midwest Conference | 82 | 16 | $128k | — | 60% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State University 3 over cap | 33 | $901k | $27,299 | 987 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 17 over cap | 47 | $743k | $15,807 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 2 | 28 | $678k | $24,215 | 990 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 6 over cap | 36 | $661k | $18,361 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 4 over cap | 34 | $620k | $18,245 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 30 | $611k | $20,374 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 16 | 14 | $276k | $19,730 | 995 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 4 | 26 | $182k | $7,007 | 993 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked