Washington State University Women's Swimming & Diving
Washington State University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $2,102,282, well above the median of $830k — $80,857 per roster spot, top 10% 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 967, about the median of 995, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,794,337 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,023 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$2,102,282 for the year
- Operating expenses$247,323 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$80,857 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 932 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,794,337 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,023 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$420,358 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Whitaker head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jackie Mudd | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Parker Hughes | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,102,282 $80,857 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,794,337
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $420,358
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,997 in-state · $29,073 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Washington State 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Idaho Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 7 | 37 | $757k | 996 | 79% | |
| Whitworth University Division III · Northwest Conference | 72 | 18 | $162k | — | 87% | |
| Whitman College Division III · Northwest Conference | 72 | 16 | $138k | — | 50% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington State University room for 4 | 26 | $2.1M | $80,857 | 967 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno room for 1 | 29 | $1.4M | $49,954 | 988 | vs | |
| San Diego State University room for 1 | 29 | $1.4M | $49,891 | 991 | vs | |
| California Baptist University room for 3 | 27 | $1.3M | $47,822 | 1000 | vs | |
| Colorado State University room for 6 | 24 | $1.2M | $49,252 | 998 | vs |
Every Pac-12 Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked