Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Villanova University Men's Swimming & Diving
Villanova, PA · the Wildcats · Villanova University overview
25
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 30
$490k
Team budget
40th percentile in Division I
$19,611
Per roster spot
median $22,884
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Villanova University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, below the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $490,299, below the median of $592k — $19,611 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 987, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,400,582 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,406 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).
#81Team budgetof 134 · Division I#76Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#92Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#1APRof 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
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$490,299 for the year
- Operating expenses$209,212 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,611 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,400,582 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,406 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$385,115 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Simpson 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 →7,063undergraduates · 10,111 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 23,127 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3025
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $490,299 $19,612 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,400,582
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $385,115
Cost
Full picture →$37,946net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,701
Campus safety
Full picture →3.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 82 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Villanova 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.
Men's Swimming & Diving program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,946 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,063Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.02 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 22 | $158k | — | 7% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 10 | 24 | $897k | 991 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 10 | 29 | $329k | 998 | 6% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 10 | 23 | $526k | 965 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 10 | 16 | $82k | — | 79% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 12 | 19 | $96k | — | 84% | |
| Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 12 | 5 | $25k | — | 78% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 12 | 12 | $102k | — | 87% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 15 | 23 | $568k | — | 79% | |
| Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 25 | 23 | $210k | — | 78% | |
| University of Delaware Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 33 | 31 | $728k | 985 | 65% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 34 | 32 | $168k | — | 62% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall University room for 6 | 24 | $942k | $39,252 | 969 | vs | |
| Villanova University room for 5 | 25 | $490k | $19,611 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 8 over cap | 38 | $374k | $9,850 | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University room for 7 | 23 | $320k | $13,917 | 979 | vs | |
| Providence College room for 2 | 28 | $300k | $10,704 | 998 | vs |
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