University of South Dakota Women's Swimming & Diving
University of South Dakota fields a women's swimming & diving team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $629,687, below the median of $830k — $17,018 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 7 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 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,797,590 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,483 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
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$629,687 for the year
- Operating expenses$104,632 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,018 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 976 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,797,590 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,483 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$174,045 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Mahowald head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anthony Harris | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jill Smolczyk | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $629,687 $17,019 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,797,590
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $174,045
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,432 in-state · $12,942 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of South Dakota
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana University (South Dakota) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 52 | 37 | $553k | — | 59% | |
| University of Sioux Falls Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 52 | 22 | $413k | — | 82% | |
| South Dakota State University Division I · The Summit League | 106 | 33 | $404k | 995 | 99% | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League | 116 | 31 | $568k | 989 | 87% | |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 129 | 28 | $286k | — | 69% | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 135 | 26 | $76k | — | 84% | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference | 136 | 25 | $1.8M | 988 | 77% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the The Summit League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Dakota 7 over cap | 37 | $630k | $17,018 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha 1 over cap | 31 | $568k | $18,333 | 989 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 10 over cap | 40 | $471k | $11,765 | — | vs | |
| South Dakota State University 3 over cap | 33 | $404k | $12,251 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 2 | 28 | $225k | $8,025 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University room for 14 | 16 | $149k | $9,297 | 1000 | vs |
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