Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Valparaiso University Women's Swimming & Diving
Valparaiso, IN · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Valparaiso University overview
26
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 30
$182k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$7,007
Per roster spot
median $29,970
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Valparaiso University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $182,187, well below the median of $830k — $7,007 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,924,931 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,394 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).
#190Team budgetof 197 · Division I#193Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#139Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#111APRof 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
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$182,187 for the year
- Operating expenses$67,172 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,007 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,924,931 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,394 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$72,458 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Maggie Kroemer head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Paula Chenquer | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sara Bozso | Graduate Assistant 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 →2,255undergraduates · 2,846 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church in America
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 6,133 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1310
ACT middle 50%25 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 67%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3026
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $182,187 $7,007 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,924,931
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $72,458
Cost
Full picture →$23,168net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,588
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Valparaiso University
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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,168 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,255Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 37 | 30 | $219k | — | 5% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Independent | 40 | 10 | $54k | — | 55% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 42 | 30 | $611k | 1000 | 79% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 45 | 33 | $2.5M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 32 | $2.3M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 55 | 20 | $363k | — | 73% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 61 | 12 | $64k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 62 | 21 | $83k | — | 90% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 68 | 20 | $63k | — | 59% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 72 | 45 | $2M | 1000 | 50% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 11 | $71k | — | 91% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 90 | 33 | $174k | — | 84% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State University 3 over cap | 33 | $901k | $27,299 | 987 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 17 over cap | 47 | $743k | $15,807 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 2 | 28 | $678k | $24,215 | 990 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 6 over cap | 36 | $661k | $18,361 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 4 over cap | 34 | $620k | $18,245 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 30 | $611k | $20,374 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 16 | 14 | $276k | $19,730 | 995 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 4 | 26 | $182k | $7,007 | 993 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked