Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of South Carolina, Columbia Women's Swimming & Diving
Columbia, SC · the Gamecocks · University of South Carolina, Columbia overview
48
Roster
18 over the D-I cap of 30
$2.3M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$48,528
Per roster spot
median $29,970
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
988
APR
98% of players retained
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of South Carolina, Columbia fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, well above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $2,329,348, well above the median of $830k — $48,528 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 18 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 988, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,806,841 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,597 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).
#19Team budgetof 197 · Division I#51Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#3Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#146APRof 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
- Roster48 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 18 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$2,329,348 for the year
- Operating expenses$316,035 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$48,528 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,806,841 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,597 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$884,945 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 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 →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%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →48on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3048
18 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate988
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,329,348 $48,528 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,806,841
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $884,945
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.
Women's Swimming & Diving program48 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
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 76 | 27 | $599k | — | 85% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 83 | 29 | $709k | — | 68% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 83 | 15 | $198k | — | 64% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 94 | 23 | $502k | 995 | 87% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 104 | 25 | $424k | 1000 | 14% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 115 | 18 | $130k | — | 92% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 117 | 29 | $646k | 986 | 90% | |
| Catawba College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 121 | 21 | $517k | — | 78% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 122 | 19 | $155k | — | 81% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 123 | 18 | $312k | — | 53% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 135 | 33 | $1.9M | 987 | 37% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Independent | 137 | 11 | $26k | — | 78% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2 over cap | 32 | $3.7M | $117,048 | 998 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 6 over cap | 36 | $3M | $82,859 | 997 | vs | |
| Auburn University 16 over cap | 46 | $2.9M | $62,040 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 6 over cap | 36 | $2.7M | $75,993 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Florida 2 over cap | 32 | $2.6M | $80,044 | 981 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 23 over cap | 53 | $2.5M | $47,687 | 995 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 18 over cap | 48 | $2.3M | $48,528 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 5 | 25 | $2.3M | $90,707 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 7 over cap | 37 | $2.3M | $61,234 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 6 over cap | 36 | $2.2M | $62,232 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 4 over cap | 34 | $2.1M | $62,013 | 998 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University at cap | 30 | $2M | $65,516 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 3 over cap | 33 | $1.9M | $57,150 | 987 | vs |
Every Southeastern Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked