by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Swimming at Valparaiso University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Valpo competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Valpo men’s swimming team carries 26 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 43. The most recent cohort included 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Valpo women’s swimming team carries 26 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 35. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Valpo fields 52 swimming athletes — 26 on the men’s side and 26 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Valpo reports, swimming comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s swimming program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Maggie Kroemer.
The women’s swimming program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Maggie Kroemer.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 13 sports, swimming ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Valpo men’s swimming program generated $165,539 in revenue against $164,938 in expenses, netting $601. That works out to about $2,584 in operating expense per athlete, or $67,172 per team.
The Valpo women’s swimming program reported $190,571 in revenue against $182,187 in expenses, a net profit of $8,384. That works out to about $2,584 in operating expense per athlete, or $67,172 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $165,539 to the women’s $190,571 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, swimming ranks #9 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s swimming team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s swimming team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 990 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, swimming sits above average at 990.
When Valpo earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.