University of Kentucky Men's Swimming & Diving
University of Kentucky fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 44 players, well above the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $2,088,456, well above the median of $592k — $47,464 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 14 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (52 of 134 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,552,135 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $26,907 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster44 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 14 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$2,088,456 for the year
- Operating expenses$320,062 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,464 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,552,135 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,907 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,982,179 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bret Lundgaard head coach | Head 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 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,088,456 $47,465 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,552,135
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,982,179
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,212 in-state · $33,406 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 34 burglaries · 98 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 21 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Kentucky
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 24 | $89k | — | 85% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | 9 | $61k | — | 64% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 31 | 35 | $141k | — | 54% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 66 | 23 | $296k | — | 94% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 68 | 12 | $153k | — | 96% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 36 | $1.7M | 989 | 81% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 75 | 32 | $808k | 982 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 77 | 23 | $320k | 979 | 88% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 93 | — | — | — | — | |
| Shawnee State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 95 | 15 | $83k | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 104 | 10 | $79k | — | 85% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 130 | 13 | $104k | — | 71% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin 11 over cap | 41 | $3.5M | $84,712 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 1 over cap | 31 | $3.3M | $105,021 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Florida 12 over cap | 42 | $2.8M | $66,089 | 977 | vs | |
| Auburn University 14 over cap | 44 | $2.7M | $61,376 | 977 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 12 over cap | 42 | $2.4M | $56,800 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 14 over cap | 44 | $2.1M | $47,464 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 10 over cap | 40 | $2.1M | $51,339 | 993 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University room for 2 | 28 | $1.8M | $65,516 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 1 over cap | 31 | $1.8M | $57,815 | 992 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 7 | 23 | $1.7M | $72,679 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 6 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,166 | 960 | vs |
Every Southeastern Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked