University of Michigan Women's Swimming & Diving
University of Michigan fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $2,772,733, well above the median of $830k — $84,022 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 995, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,811,731 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,510 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
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$2,772,733 for the year
- Operating expenses$450,731 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$84,022 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,811,731 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,510 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,154,829 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Bowe head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Aaron Bell | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cokey Huffman | Diving Coach | not on file |
| Gunnar Schmidt | Associate Coach | not on file |
| Priscilla Hoffman | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jared Daigle | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Brandon Loschiavo | 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,772,733 $84,022 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,811,731
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,154,829
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $18,309 in-state · $60,107 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 44 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Michigan
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 6 | 32 | $1M | 992 | 81% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | 22 | $531k | — | 82% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 38 | 34 | $775k | 992 | 70% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 43 | 35 | $1M | 993 | 95% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 52 | 14 | $111k | — | 83% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 52 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 63 | 39 | $934k | 993 | 81% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | 36 | $628k | — | 86% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 86 | 11 | $99k | — | 68% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | 26 | $265k | — | 73% | |
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 90 | 12 | $89k | — | 66% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 95 | 18 | $127k | — | 76% |
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 |
Every Big Ten Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked