Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Iowa Women's Gymnastics
Iowa City, IA · the Hawkeyes · University of Iowa overview
20
Roster
at the D-I cap of 20
$2.8M
Team budget
76th percentile in Division I
$137,863
Per roster spot
median $85,665
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Iowa fields a women's gymnastics team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, about the median of 20, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,757,266, above the median of $1.9M — $137,863 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's gymnastics programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 20 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 $9,371,272 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,825 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's gymnastics programs
Where this program sits against its 60 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 20)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap20 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,757,266 for the year
- Operating expenses$284,580 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$137,863 division median $85,665
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,371,272 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,825 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$755,558 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jen Llewellyn | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Craig Ballard | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lydia Test | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Kyle Grable | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Ruckdaschel | Director of Operations and Creative Design | 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 gymnastics players14,996 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,210 60 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 12 8.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's gymnastics 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 →22,130undergraduates · 30,042 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 25,682 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1320
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Gymnastics
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2020
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,757,266 $137,863 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,371,272
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $755,558
Cost
Full picture →$20,121net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,964 in-state · $32,927 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Iowa
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 Gymnastics program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,121 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 22,130Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.51 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Gymnastics programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson College Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 107 | 26 | $142k | — | 89% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 144 | 20 | $703k | 1000 | 70% | |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 150 | 25 | $322k | — | 73% |
Other women's gymnastics programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles room for 1 | 19 | $3.5M | $185,119 | 991 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 4 over cap | 24 | $3.1M | $130,926 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 1 over cap | 21 | $3M | $141,322 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Washington room for 3 | 17 | $2.8M | $162,979 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Iowa at cap | 20 | $2.8M | $137,863 | 995 | vs | |
| Michigan State University room for 1 | 19 | $2.2M | $116,752 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1 over cap | 21 | $2.1M | $101,539 | 1000 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University at cap | 20 | $2.1M | $103,965 | 1000 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University room for 2 | 18 | $2M | $109,492 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park 3 over cap | 23 | $2M | $85,665 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2 over cap | 22 | $2M | $88,692 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2 over cap | 22 | $1.9M | $84,652 | 1000 | vs |
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