Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
University of North Carolina Asheville Women's Swimming & Diving
Asheville, NC · the Bulldogs · University of North Carolina Asheville overview
31
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 30
$474k
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$15,288
Per roster spot
median $29,970
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of North Carolina Asheville fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $473,940, well below the median of $830k — $15,288 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 996, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,285,462 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,121 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).
#151Team budgetof 197 · Division I#160Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#82Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#72APRof 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
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$473,940 for the year
- Operating expenses$122,376 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,288 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,285,462 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,121 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,556 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Lykins head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zachary Moody | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jeff Bush | Volunteer Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lola Dragosavac | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,907undergraduates · 2,925 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 5,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3031
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $473,940 $15,288 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,285,462
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,556
Cost
Full picture →$14,175net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,461 in-state · $24,809 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.29violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of North Carolina Asheville
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 program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,175 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,907Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Independent | 7 | 11 | $26k | — | 78% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 15 | 13 | $135k | — | 78% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 57 | 23 | $502k | 995 | 87% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 59 | 15 | $198k | — | 64% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 63 | 17 | $300k | — | 68% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 70 | 19 | $155k | — | 81% | |
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | 13 | $318k | — | 54% | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 80 | 32 | $3.7M | 998 | 46% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Independent | 91 | 15 | $70k | — | 93% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 97 | 25 | $424k | 1000 | 14% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 98 | 18 | $312k | — | 53% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 102 | 29 | $709k | — | 68% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware 4 over cap | 34 | $1.2M | $36,369 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University 1 over cap | 31 | $987k | $31,835 | 995 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte room for 1 | 29 | $709k | $24,465 | — | vs | |
| Old Dominion University room for 4 | 26 | $666k | $25,599 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1 over cap | 31 | $619k | $19,975 | 983 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 7 | 23 | $502k | $21,841 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap | 31 | $474k | $15,288 | 996 | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 2 | 28 | $417k | $14,887 | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 2 | 28 | $390k | $13,945 | 994 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University room for 13 | 17 | $386k | $22,732 | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Sun Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked