University of Rhode Island Women's Swimming & Diving
University of Rhode Island fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $829,571, about the median of $830k — $26,760 per roster spot, lower half 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 997, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,907,087 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,846 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
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$829,571 for the year
- Operating expenses$132,861 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,760 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,907,087 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,846 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$217,688 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lilli Deering head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $829,571 $26,760 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,907,087
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $217,688
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $16,408 in-state · $35,804 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Rhode Island
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Williams University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 18 | 25 | $119k | — | 88% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 24 | 34 | $508k | 993 | 5% | |
| Rhode Island College Division III · Little East Conference | 25 | 14 | $42k | — | 81% | |
| Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 25 | 33 | $326k | 1000 | 49% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Division III · Little East Conference | 29 | 6 | $88k | — | 92% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 30 | 32 | $727k | 997 | 66% | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 31 | — | — | — | 24% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | 32 | $156k | — | 38% | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 38 | 21 | $138k | — | 71% | |
| Eastern Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 39 | 26 | $124k | — | 81% | |
| University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 44 | 30 | $1.3M | 997 | 54% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Little East Conference | 45 | 25 | $62k | — | 89% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University room for 2 | 28 | $1.3M | $47,323 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Richmond room for 7 | 23 | $1.2M | $53,439 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Washington University room for 7 | 23 | $1M | $43,956 | 984 | vs | |
| Duquesne University room for 3 | 27 | $915k | $33,880 | 1000 | vs | |
| La Salle University room for 6 | 24 | $830k | $34,579 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island 1 over cap | 31 | $830k | $26,760 | 997 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University room for 6 | 24 | $723k | $30,105 | 988 | vs | |
| Davidson College room for 5 | 25 | $424k | $16,944 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Mason University 1 over cap | 31 | $394k | $12,693 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University room for 6 | 24 | $358k | $14,928 | 994 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked