NCAA · Men's Swimming & Diving
Men's Swimming & Diving programs
422 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
422
Programs
134 D1 · 71 D2 · 217 D3
9,715
Roster spots
last season
119,102
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 12
Odds of any NCAA spot · 8.2%
1 in 31 (3.2%) for Division I
30
D-I roster cap
52 of 134 programs over it last season
$592k
Median D-I budget
$22,884 per player
1 in Alaska, Hawaii or abroad not shown
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for men's swimming & diving. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | June 15, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | June 15, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | June 15, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | June 15, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 134 | 3,828 | $592k | $23k |
| Division II | 71 | 1,700 | $284k | $12k |
| Division III | 217 | 4,187 | $97k | $6k |
Division I roster cap 30 from 2025-26: last season 52 programs carried more, 5 were exactly at it and 74 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 8.2% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 12); 1 in 31 (3.2%) in Division I. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Texas at Austin Southeastern Conference | $3.5M | 41 | 989 | |
| 2 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Southeastern Conference | $3.3M | 31 | 981 | |
| 3 | University of Florida Southeastern Conference | $2.8M | 42 | 977 | |
| 4 | The Ohio State University Big Ten Conference | $2.7M | 39 | 979 | |
| 5 | Auburn University Southeastern Conference | $2.7M | 44 | 977 | |
| 6 | University of California, Berkeley Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.7M | 40 | 974 | |
| 7 | University of Michigan Big Ten Conference | $2.6M | 40 | 998 | |
| 8 | Indiana University, Bloomington Big Ten Conference | $2.5M | 53 | 990 | |
| 9 | Texas A&M University, College Station Southeastern Conference | $2.4M | 42 | 990 | |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Big Ten Conference | $2.2M | 32 | 998 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown University The Ivy League | 1000 | 32 | $397k | |
| 2 | Columbia University-Barnard College The Ivy League | 1000 | 39 | $642k | |
| 3 | Davidson College Atlantic 10 Conference | 1000 | 21 | $463k | |
| 4 | Georgetown University BIG EAST Conference | 1000 | 38 | $374k | |
| 5 | Old Dominion University Atlantic Sun Conference | 1000 | 25 | $513k | |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference | 1000 | 36 | $1.6M | |
| 7 | Villanova University BIG EAST Conference | 1000 | 25 | $490k | |
| 8 | University of Hawaii, Manoa Mountain West Conference | 1000 | 28 | $1M | |
| 9 | Louisiana State University Southeastern Conference | 1000 | 28 | $1.8M | |
| 10 | Providence College BIG EAST Conference | 998 | 28 | $300k |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Miami (Florida) Atlantic Coast Conference | 27 | 996 | |
| 2 | Northern Kentucky University Horizon League | 18 | — | |
| 3 | Long Island University Northeast Conference | 17 | — | |
| 4 | Manhattan University Metro Conference | 15 | 969 | |
| 5 | Eastern Illinois University The Summit League | 12 | 989 | |
| 6 | Saint Peter's University Metro Conference | 12 | 982 | |
| 7 | Missouri State University Missouri Valley Conference | 11 | 995 | |
| 8 | Gardner-Webb University Atlantic Sun Conference | 10 | 989 | |
| 9 | Seattle University Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming | 10 | 991 | |
| 10 | Davidson College Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | 1000 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California State University, Bakersfield Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming | $6,567 | 25 | 980 | |
| 2 | Northern Kentucky University Horizon League | $8,151 | 12 | — | |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic University Atlantic Sun Conference | $9,839 | 28 | 995 | |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Horizon League | $10,289 | 29 | 975 | |
| 5 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Atlantic Coast Conference | $11,140 | 37 | 994 | |
| 6 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Mountain West Conference | $11,388 | 27 | 952 | |
| 7 | University of Illinois Chicago Missouri Valley Conference | $11,499 | 28 | 952 | |
| 8 | University of Florida Southeastern Conference | $11,521 | 42 | 977 | |
| 9 | Indiana University Indianapolis Horizon League | $11,592 | 29 | 977 | |
| 10 | Youngstown State University Horizon League | $11,740 | 38 | — |
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