University of Maine Women's Swimming & Diving
University of Maine fields a women's swimming & diving team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $664,812, below the median of $830k — $20,775 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 997, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,704,110 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,191 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$664,812 for the year
- Operating expenses$155,486 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$20,775 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,704,110 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,191 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$129,311 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Lizzotte head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Linda Costello | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Isaac Forbes | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $664,812 $20,775 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,704,110
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $129,311
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,606 in-state · $35,346 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 72 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Maine
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husson University Division III · Little East Conference | 8 | 19 | $98k | — | 86% | |
| Maine Maritime Academy Division III · Little East Conference | 36 | 13 | $118k | — | 61% | |
| Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 54 | 40 | $276k | — | 7% | |
| Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 93 | 21 | $202k | — | 13% | |
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 94 | 26 | $149k | — | 8% | |
| Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 116 | 10 | $41k | — | 82% | |
| University of New England Division III · Little East Conference | 131 | 26 | $100k | — | 89% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire room for 2 | 28 | $886k | $31,645 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Vermont 13 over cap | 43 | $745k | $17,314 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1 over cap | 31 | $730k | $23,561 | 998 | vs | |
| Bryant University 2 over cap | 32 | $727k | $22,704 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Maine 2 over cap | 32 | $665k | $20,775 | 997 | vs | |
| Binghamton University 5 over cap | 35 | $463k | $13,227 | 994 | vs |
Every America East Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked