Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Xavier University Women's Swimming & Diving
Cincinnati, OH · the Musketeers · Xavier University overview
25
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 30
$426k
Team budget
20th percentile in Division I
$17,049
Per roster spot
median $29,970
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Xavier University fields a women's swimming & diving team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, below the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $426,227, well below the median of $830k — $17,049 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women'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 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,308,389 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,384 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).
#157Team budgetof 197 · Division I#152Spend per playerof 197 · Division I#150Roster sizeof 197 · Division I#1APRof 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
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$426,227 for the year
- Operating expenses$41,521 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,049 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,308,389 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,384 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$188,534 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Niergarth head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jessica Carpenter | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Williams | Assistant 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 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 →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%
Women'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
- $426,227 $17,049 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,308,389
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $188,534
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.
Women's Swimming & Diving program25 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
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 2 | 37 | $1.3M | 1000 | 88% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 8 | 2 | $107k | — | 96% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 41 | 12 | $83k | — | 85% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 65 | 19 | $80k | — | 91% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 20 | $88k | — | 85% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 77 | 37 | $2.3M | 1000 | 92% | |
| Shawnee State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 85 | 10 | $81k | — | — | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | 13 | $104k | — | 71% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 88 | 35 | $502k | 997 | 72% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 90 | 15 | $65k | — | 64% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 92 | 13 | $73k | — | 53% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova University 1 over cap | 31 | $1.7M | $53,305 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut at cap | 30 | $1.3M | $42,554 | 997 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University room for 11 | 19 | $897k | $47,187 | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University room for 5 | 25 | $426k | $17,049 | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College 3 over cap | 33 | $326k | $9,870 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgetown University at cap | 30 | $296k | $9,850 | 1000 | vs | |
| Butler University room for 4 | 26 | $248k | $9,540 | 1000 | vs | |
| Marquette University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every BIG EAST Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked