Division I · Mid-American Conference
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Women's Swimming & Diving
Amherst, MA · the Minutemen · University of Massachusetts, Amherst overview
26
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 30
$903k
Team budget
54th percentile in Division I
$34,742
Per roster spot
median $29,970
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Massachusetts, Amherst fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $903,314, about the median of $830k — $34,742 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,591,712 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,156 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).
#91Team budgetof 197 · Division I#81Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#139Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#1APRof 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
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$903,314 for the year
- Operating expenses$103,203 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,742 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,591,712 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,156 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$301,930 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Maiya Otsuka head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Missy Bernosky | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hueston Holder | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dan Walter | Volunteer Assistant Diving 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 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 →23,936undergraduates · 31,810 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 50,424 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1480
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3026
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $903,314 $34,743 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,591,712
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $301,930
Cost
Full picture →$22,954net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,357 in-state · $39,293 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,954 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,936Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 1 | 26 | $257k | — | 10% | |
| Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 20% | |
| Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 38% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 17 | 7 | $21k | — | 88% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Little East Conference | 19 | 15 | $27k | — | 83% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 20 | 25 | $146k | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Little East Conference | 22 | 22 | $59k | — | 81% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 20 | $97k | — | 87% | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | 14 | $86k | — | 42% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | 25 | $255k | — | 58% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 38 | 27 | $357k | 1000 | 21% | |
| Keene State College Division III · Little East Conference | 39 | 23 | $118k | — | 89% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 1 | 29 | $1.3M | $44,786 | 995 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 2 over cap | 32 | $1M | $32,008 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 5 over cap | 35 | $1M | $29,248 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Akron 1 over cap | 31 | $959k | $30,949 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 9 over cap | 39 | $934k | $23,949 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 4 | 26 | $903k | $34,742 | 1000 | vs | |
| Ball State University 5 over cap | 35 | $502k | $14,341 | 997 | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked