Vassar College Women's Swimming & Diving
Vassar College fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Liberty League (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $153,670, well above the median of $100k — $9,604 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III women's swimming & diving programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 233 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$153,670 for the year
- Operating expenses$35,488 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,604 division median $5,677
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$44,006 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lisl Prater-Lee head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school swimming & diving players138,303 2024-25
- Division III roster spots4,715 233 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 29 3.4% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $153,670 $9,604 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $44,006
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,805
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Vassar College
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist University Division I · Metro Conference | 3 | 28 | $568k | 990 | 65% | |
| State University of New York at New Paltz Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 10 | 18 | $89k | — | 59% | |
| Mount Saint Mary College (New York) Division III · Skyline Conference | 13 | 11 | $86k | — | 82% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League | 21 | — | — | 994 | 14% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 23 | 12 | $119k | — | 52% | |
| Ramapo College Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 44 | 14 | $122k | — | 73% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 45 | 15 | $23k | — | 73% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 47 | 30 | $779k | 993 | 68% | |
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 49 | 25 | $547k | 987 | 45% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 52 | 16 | $54k | — | 59% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 53 | 25 | $409k | 1000 | 91% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Liberty League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 30 | $198k | $6,604 | — | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 28 | $191k | $6,827 | — | vs | |
| Ithaca College | 26 | $179k | $6,887 | — | vs | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 35 | $162k | $4,631 | — | vs | |
| Vassar College | 16 | $154k | $9,604 | — | vs | |
| Skidmore College | 23 | $145k | $6,291 | — | vs | |
| Bard College | 12 | $119k | $9,880 | — | vs | |
| Union College (New York) | 20 | $115k | $5,770 | — | vs | |
| St. Lawrence University | 13 | $86k | $6,596 | — | vs | |
| Clarkson University | 15 | $57k | $3,818 | — | vs |
Every Liberty League women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked