Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of South Carolina, Columbia Men's Swimming & Diving
Columbia, SC · the Gamecocks · University of South Carolina, Columbia overview
23
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 30
$1.7M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$72,679
Per roster spot
median $22,884
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
980
APR
97% of players retained
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of South Carolina, Columbia fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, below the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $1,671,622, well above the median of $592k — $72,679 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 980, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,953,077 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,263 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).
#27Team budgetof 134 · Division I#4Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#109Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#83APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$1,671,622 for the year
- Operating expenses$151,403 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$72,679 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 943 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,953,077 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,263 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,515,877 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Poppell 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 →28,470undergraduates · 36,579 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →61%admitted · of 46,682 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1380
ACT middle 50%26 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3023
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate980
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,671,622 $72,679 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,953,077
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,515,877
Cost
Full picture →$26,068net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,688 in-state · $34,943 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of South Carolina, Columbia
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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions61% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,068 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,470Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.61 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 76 | 28 | $637k | — | 85% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 83 | 35 | $729k | — | 68% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 83 | 17 | $188k | — | 64% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 94 | 20 | $492k | 989 | 87% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 104 | 21 | $463k | 1000 | 14% | |
| Catawba College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 121 | 22 | $463k | — | 78% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 122 | 25 | $195k | — | 81% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 123 | 17 | $353k | — | 53% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 135 | 36 | $1.6M | 960 | 37% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Independent | 137 | 9 | $26k | — | 78% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Independent | 149 | 23 | $70k | — | 93% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin 11 over cap | 41 | $3.5M | $84,712 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 1 over cap | 31 | $3.3M | $105,021 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Florida 12 over cap | 42 | $2.8M | $66,089 | 977 | vs | |
| Auburn University 14 over cap | 44 | $2.7M | $61,376 | 977 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 12 over cap | 42 | $2.4M | $56,800 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 14 over cap | 44 | $2.1M | $47,464 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 10 over cap | 40 | $2.1M | $51,339 | 993 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University room for 2 | 28 | $1.8M | $65,516 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 1 over cap | 31 | $1.8M | $57,815 | 992 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 7 | 23 | $1.7M | $72,679 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 6 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,166 | 960 | vs |
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