NCAA Division I women’s swimming and diving: all 159 programs ranked by spending and roster size

#	Program	Roster	Spend / player	Coaches
1	University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN	32	$25,468	8
2	Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX	19	$19,308	4
3	University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR	25	$18,213	5
4	Notre DameNotre Dame, IN	33	$16,414	6
5	University of FloridaGainesville, FL	32	$15,939	8
6	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN	32	$15,777	7
7	University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI	33	$13,659	8
8	University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL	25	$13,584	5
9	Stanford UniversityStanford, CA	28	$12,912	4
10	UCLALos Angeles, CA	40	$12,761	4
11	University of NebraskaLincoln, NE	25	$12,176	3
12	Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA	30	$11,625	6
13	Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT	35	$11,621	5
14	University of IowaIowa City, IA	28	$11,447	5
15	University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA	33	$11,400	8
16	Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ	35	$11,238	5
17	Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA	49	$11,191	7
18	Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA	24	$11,144	3
19	UConnStorrs, CT	30	$11,062	3
20	University of GeorgiaAthens, GA	33	$10,955	4
21	UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CA	37	$10,805	6
22	Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA	27	$10,477	3
23	University of ArizonaTucson, AZ	34	$10,263	7
24	University of Nevada-RenoReno, NV	24	$10,151	3
25	Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV	27	$10,023	3
26	Duke UniversityDurham, NC	28	$9,931	6
27	NC State UniversityRaleigh, NC	30	$9,845	8
28	Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL	46	$9,841	7
29	San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA	29	$9,740	3
30	Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, AZ	28	$9,682	6
31	West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV	26	$9,525	6
32	Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ	29	$9,383	5
33	University of HawaiiHonolulu, HI	29	$9,216	6
34	University of MissouriColumbia, MO	34	$9,122	8
35	California State University-FresnoFresno, CA	29	$8,699	4
36	San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA	22	$8,589	3
37	University of North TexasDenton, TX	29	$8,504	3
38	UNC Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC	35	$8,378	6
39	University of KentuckyLexington, KY	37	$8,371	7
40	East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC	29	$7,910	4
41	University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA	23	$7,877	3
42	University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT	36	$7,858	6
43	Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO	24	$7,726	5
44	Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA	23	$7,679	3
45	Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX	34	$7,390	7
46	University of AkronAkron, OH	31	$7,231	4
47	Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL	32	$7,226	8
48	James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA	28	$7,116	3
49	University of VermontBurlington, VT	43	$7,064	4
50	Penn State UniversityUniversity Park, PA	30	$7,006	6
51	University of DenverDenver, CO	30	$6,993	7
52	Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA	35	$6,886	5
53	Georgia TechAtlanta, GA	37	$6,852	5
54	The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX	18	$6,804	2
55	Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN	43	$6,786	8
56	University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, AR	31	$6,748	3
57	Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA	37	$6,609	3
58	University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC	48	$6,584	8
59	Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY	33	$6,571	4
60	California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA	20	$6,501	7
61	Ohio UniversityAthens, OH	39	$6,484	4
62	University of New HampshireDurham, NH	28	$6,475	3
63	University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL	36	$6,384	7
64	University of HoustonHouston, TX	33	$6,359	4
65	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL	36	$6,317	4
66	Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA	31	$6,299	5
67	University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI	32	$6,135	8
68	Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ	26	$6,017	3
69	Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ	37	$5,957	6
70	University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA	30	$5,916	4
71	University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX	36	$5,912	5
72	University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM	32	$5,731	3
73	Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY	35	$5,687	3
74	George Washington UniversityWashington, DC	23	$5,656	4
75	Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY	34	$5,586	4
76	University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO	29	$5,558	4
77	Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA	31	$5,455	4
78	Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL	31	$5,455	3
79	Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH	28	$5,434	5
80	Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI	32	$5,422	6
81	Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA	27	$5,395	3
82	Rice UniversityHouston, TX	27	$5,335	4
83	Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ	19	$5,265	4
84	University of KansasLawrence, KS	34	$5,258	4
85	Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT	29	$5,250	5
86	University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY	29	$5,194	3
87	University of IdahoMoscow, ID	37	$5,186	4
88	California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA	27	$5,177	6
89	Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT	30	$5,134	3
90	Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY	25	$5,129	4
91	Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL	32	$5,095	4
92	Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY	15	$5,066	3
93	Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN	33	$5,043	3
94	Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN	35	$5,022	5
95	Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MI	34	$5,009	6
96	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA	32	$4,917	8
97	University of MaineOrono, ME	32	$4,859	3
98	Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH	39	$4,840	4
99	Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA	35	$4,785	5
100	Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NY	28	$4,784	6
101	Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO	24	$4,731	4
102	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX	53	$4,719	7
103	Towson UniversityTowson, MD	31	$4,717	3
104	St Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure, NY	24	$4,717	3
105	University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH	37	$4,638	7
106	Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA	29	$4,599	2
107	Brown UniversityProvidence, RI	34	$4,565	3
108	University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI	31	$4,286	3
109	Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA	34	$4,266	3
110	Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC	30	$4,236	3
111	Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CT	29	$4,218	5
112	Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH	32	$4,155	4
113	University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD	31	$4,027	4
114	Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT	25	$3,992	3
115	UMass AmherstAmherst, MA	26	$3,969	3
116	University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, NC	31	$3,948	4
117	Fordham UniversityBronx, NY	28	$3,898	5
118	Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ	17	$3,850	5
119	Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN	21	$3,831	4
120	New Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, NM	33	$3,804	3
121	University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA	34	$3,747	4
122	College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA	27	$3,647	4
123	Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI	32	$3,633	3
124	Canisius UniversityBuffalo, NY	28	$3,577	5
125	Boston UniversityBoston, MA	29	$3,562	7
126	University of WyomingLaramie, WY	40	$3,520	6
127	La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA	24	$3,500	4
128	Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, MO	36	$3,452	4
129	University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL	30	$3,444	6
130	UC DavisDavis, CA	40	$3,347	3
131	Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL	28	$3,292	3
132	American UniversityWashington, DC	29	$3,284	5
133	Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH	32	$3,281	4
134	Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY	35	$3,240	5
135	University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, NE	31	$3,056	3
136	University of DelawareNewark, DE	34	$3,047	7
137	University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, TX	24	$3,028	3
138	Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD	43	$2,922	7
139	Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA	21	$2,904	7
140	South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD	33	$2,880	3
141	University of South DakotaVermillion, SD	37	$2,828	5
142	Le Moyne CollegeSyracuse, NY	26	$2,769	4
143	George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA	31	$2,756	5
144	University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA	32	$2,691	3
145	UNLVLas Vegas, NV	32	$2,627	5
146	University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI	34	$2,608	3
147	University of ToledoToledo, OH	35	$2,601	3
148	Wagner CollegeStaten Island, NY	22	$2,524	4
149	Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC	25	$2,386	5
150	Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA	48	$2,249	6
151	University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN	14	$2,174	3
152	Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL	47	$2,170	5
153	University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, WI	35	$2,115	4
154	Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA	24	$1,924	3
155	University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC	33	$1,823	5
156	University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN	40	$1,492	4
157	Howard UniversityWashington, DC	26	$803	1
158	Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH	39	$142	3
159	Siena CollegeLoudonville, NY	25	$122	3

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Sources

U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA), reporting year 2024-2025, as reported by each institution. Sport Fund is not affiliated with any program listed.