Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Xavier University Men's Swimming & Diving
Cincinnati, OH · the Musketeers · Xavier University overview
23
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 30
$320k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$13,917
Per roster spot
median $22,884
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
979
APR
98% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Xavier University fields a men's swimming & diving team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, below the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $320,104, well below the median of $592k — $13,917 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 979, about the median of 987, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,574,389 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,940 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).
#111Team budgetof 134 · Division I#98Spend per playerof 134 · Division I#109Roster sizeof 134 · Division I#86APRof 134 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 30)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$320,104 for the year
- Operating expenses$39,552 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,917 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 963 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,574,389 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,940 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$355,657 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Niergarth 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 →4,748undergraduates · 6,000 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 16,750 applicants
SAT middle 50%1060 – 1298
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3023
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate979
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $320,104 $13,918 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,574,389
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $355,657
Cost
Full picture →$31,542net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,126
Campus safety
Full picture →1.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Xavier 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$31,542 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,748Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 2 | 32 | $808k | 982 | 88% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 8 | 12 | $153k | — | 96% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 41 | 10 | $79k | — | 85% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 65 | 10 | $115k | — | 91% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 24 | $89k | — | 85% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 77 | 44 | $2.1M | 990 | 92% | |
| Shawnee State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 85 | 15 | $83k | — | — | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | 13 | $104k | — | 71% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 88 | 29 | $502k | 993 | 72% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 90 | 9 | $61k | — | 64% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 92 | 14 | $67k | — | 53% |
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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