Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Virginia Men's Swimming & Diving
Charlottesville, VA · the Cavaliers · University of Virginia overview
30
Roster
at the D-I cap of 30
$1.9M
Team budget
86th percentile in Division I
$61,953
Per roster spot
median $22,884
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
974
APR
97% of players retained
17%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Virginia fields a men's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $1,858,609, well above the median of $592k — $61,953 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 974, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,175,770 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $28,930 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).
#20Team budgetof 134 · Division I#13Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#53Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#99APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's swimming & diving program
Roster sizes (cap 30)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$1,858,609 for the year
- Operating expenses$342,000 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$61,953 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 988 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,175,770 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$28,930 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,287,698 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Todd DeSorbo 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 →17,612undergraduates · 25,924 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →17%admitted · of 56,528 applicants
SAT middle 50%1410 – 1530
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3030
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate974
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,858,609 $61,954 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,175,770
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,287,698
Cost
Full picture →$17,831net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $22,323 in-state · $59,633 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Virginia
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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions17% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,831 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 17,612Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 35 | 19 | $121k | — | 91% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 50 | 11 | $62k | — | 100% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Northeast Conference | 54 | 35 | $263k | 975 | 82% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 54 | 37 | $199k | — | 17% | |
| Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | 13 | $66k | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 57 | 34 | $157k | — | 82% | |
| University of Mary Washington Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 59 | 29 | $108k | — | 86% | |
| Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 59 | 30 | $126k | — | 83% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 85 | 25 | $336k | 968 | 89% | |
| Davis & Elkins College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 95 | 9 | $111k | — | 58% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 96 | 16 | $70k | — | 81% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley 10 over cap | 40 | $2.7M | $66,533 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 5 over cap | 35 | $2.1M | $59,715 | 985 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 3 | 27 | $1.9M | $71,940 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 4 over cap | 34 | $1.9M | $55,686 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Virginia at cap | 30 | $1.9M | $61,953 | 974 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 4 over cap | 34 | $1.8M | $53,931 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 6 over cap | 36 | $1.7M | $47,153 | 989 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 6 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,035 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 6 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $43,713 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 7 over cap | 37 | $1.5M | $41,683 | 994 | vs | |
| Florida State University 2 over cap | 32 | $1.3M | $39,673 | 990 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 5 over cap | 35 | $1.2M | $34,952 | 989 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 4 | 26 | $1.1M | $41,883 | 995 | vs | |
| Boston College 6 over cap | 36 | $529k | $14,683 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 27 | 3 | $440k | $146,593 | 996 | vs |
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