Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Louisville Men's Swimming & Diving
Louisville, KY · the Cardinals · University of Louisville overview
36
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 30
$1.7M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$47,153
Per roster spot
median $22,884
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Louisville fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, above the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $1,697,527, well above the median of $592k — $47,153 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 6 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 989, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,893,178 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $24,298 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).
#26Team budgetof 134 · Division I#32Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#19Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#52APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$1,697,527 for the year
- Operating expenses$390,095 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,153 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 992 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,893,178 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,298 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,579,219 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Albiero 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 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 →16,194undergraduates · 22,139 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 14,821 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Men'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 Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,697,527 $47,154 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,893,178
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,579,219
Cost
Full picture →$18,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,828 in-state · $29,174 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.07violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Louisville
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 program36 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,194Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.07 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 3 | 23 | $296k | — | 94% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | 9 | $61k | — | 64% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 66 | 35 | $141k | — | 54% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 69 | 44 | $2.1M | 990 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 24 | $89k | — | 85% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 53 | $2.5M | 990 | 80% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 89 | 13 | $104k | — | 71% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 90 | 12 | $153k | — | 96% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 92 | 32 | $808k | 982 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 95 | 23 | $320k | 979 | 88% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 98 | 22 | $333k | 997 | 78% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 103 | — | — | — | — |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley 10 over cap | 40 | $2.7M | $66,533 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 5 over cap | 35 | $2.1M | $59,715 | 985 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 3 | 27 | $1.9M | $71,940 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 4 over cap | 34 | $1.9M | $55,686 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Virginia at cap | 30 | $1.9M | $61,953 | 974 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 4 over cap | 34 | $1.8M | $53,931 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 6 over cap | 36 | $1.7M | $47,153 | 989 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 6 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,035 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 6 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $43,713 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 7 over cap | 37 | $1.5M | $41,683 | 994 | vs | |
| Florida State University 2 over cap | 32 | $1.3M | $39,673 | 990 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 5 over cap | 35 | $1.2M | $34,952 | 989 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 4 | 26 | $1.1M | $41,883 | 995 | vs | |
| Boston College 6 over cap | 36 | $529k | $14,683 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 27 | 3 | $440k | $146,593 | 996 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked