Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Men's Swimming & Diving
Minneapolis, MN · the Golden Gophers · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities overview
30
Roster
at the D-I cap of 30
$1.6M
Team budget
77th percentile in Division I
$53,866
Per roster spot
median $22,884
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
988
APR
99% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $1,615,986, well above the median of $592k — $53,866 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,757,332 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $30,302 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).
#31Team budgetof 134 · Division I#23Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#53Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#60APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$1,615,986 for the year
- Operating expenses$475,177 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$53,866 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,757,332 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,302 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,540,224 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Kremer 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 →39,556undergraduates · 54,890 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 39,863 applicants
SAT middle 50%1310 – 1480
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3030
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate988
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,615,986 $53,866 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,757,332
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,540,224
Cost
Full picture →$16,730net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $16,488 in-state · $36,402 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 22 burglaries · 91 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,730 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 39,556Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League | 3 | 27 | $270k | — | 85% | |
| Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 7 | $49k | — | 90% | |
| Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 4 | 25 | $126k | — | 28% | |
| St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 20 | $97k | — | 52% | |
| Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 27 | $173k | — | 22% | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 45 | $215k | — | 62% | |
| St. Cloud State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 43 | $431k | — | 95% | |
| Saint John's University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | 34 | $183k | — | 76% | |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 127 | 27 | $158k | — | 73% | |
| Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference | 135 | 27 | $154k | — | 73% | |
| University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Independent | 136 | 14 | $68k | — | 70% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University 9 over cap | 39 | $2.7M | $70,358 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 10 over cap | 40 | $2.6M | $65,320 | 998 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington 23 over cap | 53 | $2.5M | $48,007 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap | 32 | $2.2M | $69,791 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Southern California 6 over cap | 36 | $2M | $56,318 | 972 | vs | |
| Purdue University 8 over cap | 38 | $1.9M | $49,366 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities at cap | 30 | $1.6M | $53,866 | 988 | vs | |
| Northwestern University room for 5 | 25 | $1.5M | $58,920 | 985 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University room for 2 | 28 | $1.3M | $45,916 | 981 | vs |
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