Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Iowa Women's Swimming & Diving
Iowa City, IA · the Hawkeyes · University of Iowa overview
28
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 30
$1.8M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$65,555
Per roster spot
median $29,970
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
986
APR
99% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Iowa fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,835,554, well above the median of $830k — $65,555 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women'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 986, 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 swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 197 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#38Team budgetof 197 · Division I#22Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#117Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#162APRof 197 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,835,554 for the year
- Operating expenses$320,524 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$65,555 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 938 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Mundt head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Simone Beinlich | Student Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Todd Waikel | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mona Weldon | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Megan Garland | Assistant Coach | 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 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 →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 Swimming & Diving
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3028
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,835,554 $65,556 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 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 Swimming & Diving program28 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 Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 23 | 13 | $77k | — | 71% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 52 | 25 | $128k | — | 68% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 61 | 39 | $162k | — | 13% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 70 | 11 | $38k | — | 87% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 73 | 21 | $50k | — | 92% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 76 | 34 | $620k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 112 | 27 | $1.7M | 1000 | 89% | |
| Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference | 115 | 32 | $79k | — | 73% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 116 | 20 | $200k | — | 80% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 119 | 20 | $335k | — | 50% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 141 | 19 | $58k | — | 57% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference | 146 | 32 | $2.5M | 996 | 43% |
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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