Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Southern California Women's Swimming & Diving
Los Angeles, CA · the Trojans · University of Southern California overview
32
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 30
$2.2M
Team budget
89th percentile in Division I
$70,131
Per roster spot
median $29,970
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
980
APR
98% of players retained
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Southern California fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $2,244,199, well above the median of $830k — $70,131 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 980, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,525,051 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $37,569 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).
#23Team budgetof 197 · Division I#19Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#176APRof 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
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$2,244,199 for the year
- Operating expenses$157,328 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$70,131 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,525,051 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,569 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$856,710 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lea Maurer head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Meghan Hawthorne | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kevin Rapien | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brooks Fail | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Keith Dawley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hongping Li | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →21,023undergraduates · 47,147 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →10%admitted · of 80,808 applicants
SAT middle 50%1440 – 1550
ACT middle 50%32 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3032
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate980
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,244,199 $70,131 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,525,051
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $856,710
Cost
Full picture →$41,496net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →1.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Southern California
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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions10% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$41,496 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,023Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.57 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 8 | 14 | $103k | — | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 10 | 40 | $2.3M | 996 | 9% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 25 | $112k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 15 | 11 | $68k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Independent | 17 | 26 | $414k | — | 60% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 27 | $638k | — | 79% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 24 | 34 | $483k | 1000 | 50% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 29 | 43 | $255k | — | 56% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 30 | 10 | $66k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 37 | $172k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 35 | $186k | — | 11% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 37 | 24 | $143k | — | 89% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University 9 over cap | 39 | $3M | $77,603 | 993 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 5 over cap | 35 | $2.9M | $82,765 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 3 over cap | 33 | $2.8M | $84,022 | 995 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington 13 over cap | 43 | $2.6M | $60,889 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap | 32 | $2.5M | $78,323 | 996 | vs | |
| Northwestern University 2 over cap | 32 | $2.3M | $73,346 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles 10 over cap | 40 | $2.3M | $57,534 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Southern California 2 over cap | 32 | $2.2M | $70,131 | 980 | vs | |
| Purdue University 15 over cap | 45 | $2M | $44,896 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 6 over cap | 36 | $2M | $54,218 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2 over cap | 32 | $1.9M | $60,593 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Iowa room for 2 | 28 | $1.8M | $65,555 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln room for 5 | 25 | $1.8M | $71,858 | 988 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University at cap | 30 | $1.3M | $44,799 | 993 | vs |
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