Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Men's Swimming & Diving
Chapel Hill, NC · the Tar Heels · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill overview
37
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 30
$1.5M
Team budget
75th percentile in Division I
$41,683
Per roster spot
median $22,884
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
19%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, above the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,542,307, well above the median of $592k — $41,683 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (52 of 134 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,121,336 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,691 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).
#34Team budgetof 134 · Division I#40Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#17Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#27APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,542,307 for the year
- Operating expenses$309,971 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$41,683 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,121,336 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,691 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,228,757 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Gangloff 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 →20,681undergraduates · 32,234 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →19%admitted · of 57,902 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1530
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →37on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3037
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,542,307 $41,684 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,121,336
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,228,757
Cost
Full picture →$11,140net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,989 in-state · $39,330 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 26 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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 program37 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions19% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,140 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 20,681Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 26 | $1.1M | 995 | 7% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | 36 | $1.6M | 990 | 40% | |
| William Peace University Division III · Independent | 25 | 8 | $73k | — | 97% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 43 | 3 | $18k | — | 92% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 65 | 17 | $179k | — | 96% | |
| Catawba College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 82 | 22 | $463k | — | 78% | |
| Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 97 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| Wingate University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 101 | 28 | $637k | — | 85% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 103 | 34 | $157k | — | 82% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 105 | 21 | $463k | 1000 | 14% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 106 | 13 | $66k | — | 95% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 111 | 24 | $90k | — | 80% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley 10 over cap | 40 | $2.7M | $66,533 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 5 over cap | 35 | $2.1M | $59,715 | 985 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 3 | 27 | $1.9M | $71,940 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 4 over cap | 34 | $1.9M | $55,686 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Virginia at cap | 30 | $1.9M | $61,953 | 974 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 4 over cap | 34 | $1.8M | $53,931 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 6 over cap | 36 | $1.7M | $47,153 | 989 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 6 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,035 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 6 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $43,713 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 7 over cap | 37 | $1.5M | $41,683 | 994 | vs | |
| Florida State University 2 over cap | 32 | $1.3M | $39,673 | 990 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 5 over cap | 35 | $1.2M | $34,952 | 989 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 4 | 26 | $1.1M | $41,883 | 995 | vs | |
| Boston College 6 over cap | 36 | $529k | $14,683 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 27 | 3 | $440k | $146,593 | 996 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked