NCAA · Women's Swimming & Diving
Women's Swimming & Diving programs
521 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
521
Programs
197 D1 · 91 D2 · 233 D3
12,659
Roster spots
last season
138,303
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 11
Odds of any NCAA spot · 9.2%
1 in 24 (4.2%) for Division I
30
D-I roster cap
92 of 197 programs over it last season
$830k
Median D-I budget
$29,970 per player
2 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 women'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 | 197 | 5,811 | $830k | $30k |
| Division II | 91 | 2,133 | $292k | $12k |
| Division III | 233 | 4,715 | $100k | $6k |
Division I roster cap 30 from 2025-26: last season 92 programs carried more, 9 were exactly at it and 93 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 9.2% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 11); 1 in 24 (4.2%) 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 Tennessee, Knoxville Southeastern Conference | $3.7M | 32 | 998 | |
| 2 | The Ohio State University Big Ten Conference | $3M | 39 | 993 | |
| 3 | Vanderbilt University Southeastern Conference | $3M | 36 | 997 | |
| 4 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Big Ten Conference | $2.9M | 35 | 995 | |
| 5 | Auburn University Southeastern Conference | $2.9M | 46 | 996 | |
| 6 | University of Michigan Big Ten Conference | $2.8M | 33 | 995 | |
| 7 | University of Texas at Austin Southeastern Conference | $2.7M | 36 | 994 | |
| 8 | Stanford University Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.6M | 28 | 997 | |
| 9 | University of Miami (Florida) Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.6M | 25 | 982 | |
| 10 | Indiana University, Bloomington Big Ten Conference | $2.6M | 43 | 995 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American University Patriot League | 1000 | 29 | $397k | |
| 2 | Arizona State University Big 12 Conference | 1000 | 37 | $1.9M | |
| 3 | Boston College Atlantic Coast Conference | 1000 | 23 | $339k | |
| 4 | Butler University BIG EAST Conference | 1000 | 26 | $248k | |
| 5 | California Baptist University Pac-12 Conference | 1000 | 27 | $1.3M | |
| 6 | Colgate University Patriot League | 1000 | 35 | $687k | |
| 7 | College of the Holy Cross Patriot League | 1000 | 27 | $357k | |
| 8 | Columbia University-Barnard College The Ivy League | 1000 | 33 | $579k | |
| 9 | Dartmouth College The Ivy League | 1000 | 28 | $391k | |
| 10 | Davidson College Atlantic 10 Conference | 1000 | 25 | $424k |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kentucky University Horizon League | 28 | — | |
| 2 | Manhattan University Metro Conference | 17 | 971 | |
| 3 | University of Evansville Missouri Valley Conference | 16 | 995 | |
| 4 | Stony Brook University Coastal Athletic Association | 15 | 1000 | |
| 5 | Eastern Illinois University The Summit League | 14 | 1000 | |
| 6 | Saint Peter's University Metro Conference | 14 | 984 | |
| 7 | Bellarmine University Atlantic Sun Conference | 13 | — | |
| 8 | Campbell University Coastal Athletic Association | 13 | 987 | |
| 9 | Rider University Metro Conference | 13 | 984 | |
| 10 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 12 | — |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio University Mid-American Conference | $3,897 | — | — | |
| 2 | California State University, Bakersfield Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | $6,567 | 20 | 983 | |
| 3 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | $6,978 | 18 | — | |
| 4 | California State University, Fresno Pac-12 Conference | $7,303 | 29 | 988 | |
| 5 | University of New Mexico Mountain West Conference | $7,528 | 32 | 980 | |
| 6 | Northern Kentucky University Horizon League | $8,151 | 2 | — | |
| 7 | New Mexico State University Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | $8,353 | 33 | 980 | |
| 8 | University of West Florida Atlantic Sun Conference | $8,908 | 28 | — | |
| 9 | Marshall University American Conference | $9,734 | 27 | 1000 | |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic University American Conference | $9,839 | 32 | 996 |
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