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Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Women's Swimming & Diving
Champaign, IL · the Fighting Illini · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign overview
36
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 30
$2M
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division I
$54,218
Per roster spot
median $29,970
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
100% of players retained
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,951,865, well above the median of $830k — $54,218 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 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 993, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,396,796 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,322 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).
#34Team budgetof 197 · Division I#37Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#26Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#111APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,951,865 for the year
- Operating expenses$227,396 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$54,218 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,396,796 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,322 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$763,091 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeana Kempe head coach | Head 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 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 →35,564undergraduates · 56,563 students in all
Women 46% Men 54%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →44%admitted · of 67,398 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1510
ACT middle 50%29 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →36on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3036
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,951,865 $54,218 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,396,796
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $763,091
Cost
Full picture →$14,297net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $18,060 in-state · $39,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.7violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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 program36 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions44% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,297 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 35,564Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · The Summit League | 43 | 16 | $149k | 1000 | 68% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 44 | 10 | $67k | — | 54% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 48 | 13 | $87k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 49 | 28 | $678k | 990 | 89% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 62 | 33 | $901k | 987 | 92% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 14 | $58k | — | 73% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | 45 | $2M | 1000 | 50% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 79 | 28 | $153k | — | 54% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 104 | 20 | $363k | — | 73% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 110 | 12 | $83k | — | 75% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 110 | 26 | $248k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 111 | 21 | $476k | 997 | 81% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University 9 over cap | 39 | $3M | $77,603 | 993 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 5 over cap | 35 | $2.9M | $82,765 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 3 over cap | 33 | $2.8M | $84,022 | 995 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington 13 over cap | 43 | $2.6M | $60,889 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap | 32 | $2.5M | $78,323 | 996 | vs | |
| Northwestern University 2 over cap | 32 | $2.3M | $73,346 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles 10 over cap | 40 | $2.3M | $57,534 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Southern California 2 over cap | 32 | $2.2M | $70,131 | 980 | vs | |
| Purdue University 15 over cap | 45 | $2M | $44,896 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 6 over cap | 36 | $2M | $54,218 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2 over cap | 32 | $1.9M | $60,593 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Iowa room for 2 | 28 | $1.8M | $65,555 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln room for 5 | 25 | $1.8M | $71,858 | 988 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University at cap | 30 | $1.3M | $44,799 | 993 | vs |
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