Water Polo

Odds of a High School Water Polo Player making a College Varsity Roster 2022:

These are the odds of a random US high school water polo player making a college roster – odds are adjusted for foreign student athlete participation. Actual odds are likely better for most athletes motivated to play in college due to several factors: High school participation includes multi-sport athletes who typically play only one sport in college, many high school athletes do not intend to compete at the college level, and unfortunately, a significant portion of high school students –  including athletes – do not go on to college.

125 Schools sponsor varsity Water Polo teams:

Water Polo is an NCAA equivalency sport, so partial scholarships can  be awarded to meet the limit per school.  For example, an NCAA I school can award 9 male players each a 1/2 scholarship and not exceed the  limit of 4.5 per team.    See our page on scholarship limits for more information.

* Avr Athletic Scholarship is the average annual amount of athletically related student aid per athlete for ALL varsity sports sponsored by the specific school. Some athletes receive full awards, some receive partial and many receive none. Additionally some sports within a school may be fully funded, some partially and some sports provide no athletic scholarships. Private schools generally have higher tuition than public schools and the average award will reflect this.

Do you have the skills to play College Water Polo?

What level of player are coaches looking for and who are you competing with for a roster spot? A good way to get an idea is to look at the high-school bios of players currently on the roster of schools that interest you.

Stats & Links to all US Colleges sponsoring varsity Water Polo teams:

Hover over individual states on the map below to see how many schools sponsor varsity water polo programs – over 75% of high school Water Polo participants are from California, and nearly 70% of schools sponsoring water polo teams are also located in California.

The following table has information on each sponsoring school and links to all 125 team sites.

Water Polo - All Schools:

US Colleges with varsity Water Polo teams 2022-23	City / Main Campus		State	Division		Tea	ms	Avr Men's Scholarship	Avr Women's Scholarship		Avr SAT Math	Avr ACT Comp	Admission Rate	In-State Tuition	Out of State Tuition
Arizona State University	Tempe		AZ	NCAA  I			W	25,171	19,937		610	25	88%	10,710	28,800
Ottawa University - Arizona	Surprise		AZ	NAIA		M	W	14,199	13,437		470	24	28%	29,600	29,600
American River College	Sacramento		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,880
Azusa Pacific University	Azusa		CA	NCAA II			W	12,162	14,916				94%	40,830	40,830
Biola University	La Mirada		CA	NCAA II		M	W	9,840	12,219		585	26	64%	44,382	44,382
Cabrillo College	Aptos		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,472
Cal State - East Bay	Hayward		CA	NCAA II			W	3,858	4,744				73%	5,742	17,622
Cal State - Monterey Bay	Seaside		CA	NCAA II			W	2,494	2,435		525	20	86%	5,742	17,622
Cal State - Northridge	Northridge		CA	NCAA  I			W	8,807	10,075		495	19	66%	5,742	17,622
Cal State Fullerton	Fullerton		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	8,907	12,652		545	21	68%	5,742	17,622
California Baptist University	Riverside		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	19,495	25,381		525	22	80%	34,918	34,918
California Institute of Technology	Pasadena		CA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		795	36	7%	56,364	56,364
California Lutheran University	Thousand Oaks		CA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		575	24	74%	45,500	45,500
California Maritime Academy	Vallejo		CA	NAIA		M	W	184	530				82%	5,742	17,622
Cerritos College	Norwalk		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,288	9,968
Chaffey College	Rancho Cucamonga		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,880
Chapman University	Orange		CA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		630	28	58%	58,250	58,250
Citrus College	Glendora		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,712
City College of San Francisco	San Francisco		CA	CCCAA			W	-	-					1,104	7,536
Claremont McKenna (CMS)	Claremont		CA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		720	33	13%	57,876	57,876
College of Marin	Kentfield		CA	CCCAA			W	-	-					1,380	9,750
College of San Mateo	San Mateo		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,364	10,016
Concordia University-Irvine	Irvine		CA	NCAA II		M	W	8,147	7,805		555	23	78%	37,990	37,990
Crafton Hills College	Yucaipa		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,424
Cuesta College	San Luis Obispo		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,288	8,652
Cypress College	Cypress		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,856
De Anza College	Cupertino		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,395	10,620
Diablo Valley College	Pleasant Hill		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,288	8,988
East Los Angeles College	Monterey Park		CA	CCCAA			W	-	-					1,196	8,970
El Camino College	Torrance		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	7,968
Foothill College	Los Altos Hills		CA	CCCAA			W	-	-					1,395	10,620
Fresno City College	Fresno		CA	CCCAA			W	-	-					1,104	8,304
Fresno Pacific University	Fresno		CA	NCAA II		M	W	9,288	11,030		505	19	67%	32,954	32,954
Fresno State	Fresno		CA	NCAA  I			W	15,866	16,117		490	19	90%	5,742	17,622
Fullerton College	Fullerton		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	7,752
Golden West College	Huntington Beach		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,472
Grossmont College	El Cajon		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,288	9,884
Harvey Mudd College (CMS)	Claremont		CA	NCAA III		M	W				785	35	18%	60,402	60,402
Las Positas College	Livermore		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,664
Long Beach City College	Long Beach		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,472	11,360
Long Beach State	Long Beach		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	6,519	9,161		565	23	42%	5,742	17,622
Los Angeles Pierce College	Woodland Hills		CA	CCCAA			W	-	-					1,196	8,970
Los Angeles Valley College	Valley Glen		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,196	8,970
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	21,301	27,105		650	29	50%	52,310	52,310
Merced College	Merced		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	7,368
Modesto Junior College	Modesto		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,472
Mt San Antonio College	Walnut		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,288	9,968
Occidental College	Los Angeles		CA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		680	31	41%	57,830	57,830
Ohlone College	Fremont		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	6,960
Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,304
Palomar College	San Marcos		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,288	9,884
Pasadena City College	Pasadena		CA	CCCAA			W	-	-					1,104	7,368
Pepperdine University	Malibu		CA	NCAA  I		M		26,223	32,046		660	29	42%	59,450	59,450
Pitzer College (Pomona-Pitzer)	Claremont		CA	NCAA III		M	W						17%	57,686	57,686
Pomona College (Pomona - Pitzer)	Claremont		CA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-				9%	56,284	56,284
Rio Hondo College	Whittier		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,316	9,812
Riverside City College	Riverside		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,380	10,080
Sacramento City College	Sacramento		CA	CCCAA			W	-	-					1,104	8,880
Saddleback College	Mission Viejo		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,288	10,248
San Diego Mesa College	San Diego		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,472
San Diego Miramar College	San Diego		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,472
San Diego State University	San Diego		CA	NCAA  I			W	20,835	14,496		600	26	37%	5,742	17,622
San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,288	9,072
San Jose State University	San Jose		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	15,754	15,767		570	23	67%	5,742	17,622
Santa Barbara City College	Santa Barbara		CA	CCCAA			W	-	-					1,104	8,472
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	17,278	19,456		695	30	51%	55,224	55,224
Santa Monica College	Santa Monica		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	9,048
Scripps College (CMS)	Claremont		CA	NCAA III			W				700	31	35%	58,224	58,224
Sierra College	Rocklin		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	7,848
Southwestern College	Chula Vista		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,288	9,380
Stanford University	Palo Alto		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	31,347	30,370		760	33	5%	55,473	55,473
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	13,577	12,778		725	33	17%	11,442	41,196
University of California-Davis	Davis		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	15,238	13,544		660	29	46%	11,442	41,196
University of California-Irvine	Irvine		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	12,594	12,583		690	30	30%	11,442	41,196
University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	25,205	20,646				14%	11,442	41,196
University of California-Merced	Merced		CA	NAIA		M	W	340	414		525	22	85%	11,442	41,196
University of California-San Diego	La Jolla		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	2,677	2,353		710	31	37%	11,442	41,196
University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	10,622	14,228		680	31	37%	11,442	41,196
University of La Verne	La Verne		CA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		525	20	76%	44,700	44,700
University of Redlands	Redlands		CA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		560	22	69%	53,716	53,716
University of Southern California	Los Angeles		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	32,872	33,366		735	32	16%	60,446	60,446
University of the Pacific	Stockton		CA	NCAA  I		M	W	16,876	28,301		610	26	71%	51,628	51,628
Ventura College	Ventura		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,344	8,092
West Valley College	Saratoga		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,380	10,590
Westcliff University	Irvine		CA	NAIA		M	W	14,199	13,437				72%	16,500	16,500
Whittier College	Whittier		CA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-				72%	48,924	48,924
U.S. Air Force Academy	Colorado Springs		CO	NCAA  I		M					675	31	13%	full	ride
Connecticut College	New London		CT	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		695	32	38%	60,420	60,420
George Washington University	Washington		DC	NCAA  I		M		20,749	27,570		680	32	43%	59,780	59,780
University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu		HI	NCAA  I			W	22,675	21,842		585	24	84%	11,304	33,336
Augustana College	Rock Island		IL	NCAA III		M	W	-	-				57%	46,039	46,039
McKendree University	Lebanon		IL	NCAA II		M	W	5,724	6,250		540	23	70%	31,700	31,700
Indiana University	Bloomington		IN	NCAA  I			W	24,494	21,347		620	28	80%	9,913	36,932
Harvard University	Cambridge		MA	NCAA  I		M	W	-	-		770	34	5%	51,143	51,143
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge		MA	NCAA III		M		-	-		790	35	7%	55,510	55,510
Wheaton College	Norton		MA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		625	30	77%	57,700	57,700
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore		MD	NCAA III		M		-	-		775	35	11%	58,720	58,720
Mount St Mary's University	Emmitsburg		MD	NCAA  I		M	W	9,731	11,303		527	22	80%	43,250	43,250
U.S. Naval Academy	Annapolis		MD	NCAA  I		M					680	31	9%	full	ride
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor		MI	NCAA  I			W	30,573	26,088		730	33	26%	15,850	52,904
Macalester College	Saint Paul		MN	NCAA III			W	-	-		685	31	39%	60,288	60,288
Princeton University	Princeton		NJ	NCAA  I		M	W	-	-		770	34	6%	56,010	56,010
Fordham University	Bronx		NY	NCAA  I		M		24,451	31,565		660	30	53%	54,730	54,730
Iona College	New Rochelle		NY	NCAA  I		M	W	13,499	13,050		545	24	86%	40,628	40,628
Long Island University	Brooklyn		NY	NCAA  I		M	W	19,761	20,151		595	26	85%	37,296	37,296
Marist College	Poughkeepsie		NY	NCAA  I			W	7,578	12,700				55%	42,650	42,650
Siena College	Loudonville		NY	NCAA  I			W	14,878	21,271				81%	39,925	39,925
St Francis College	Brooklyn Heights		NY	NCAA  I		M	W	11,662	13,583		500	20	85%	27,188	27,188
Utica College	Utica		NY	NCAA III			W	-	-				86%	23,264	23,264
Wagner College	Staten Island		NY	NCAA  I		M	W	17,144	19,758				70%	48,730	48,730
Wittenberg University	Springfield		OH	NCAA III			W	-	-				97%	41,442	41,442
Bucknell University	Lewisburg		PA	NCAA  I		M	W	18,128	22,498		680	30	38%	59,474	59,474
Gannon University	Erie		PA	NCAA II		M	W	8,925	6,817		545	23	79%	33,560	33,560
Grove City College	Grove City		PA	NCAA III			W				611	27	78%	19,310	19,310
La Salle University	Philadelphia		PA	NCAA  I			W	10,247	11,453				76%	32,000	32,000
Mercyhurst University	Erie		PA	NCAA II		M	W	14,253	15,271				88%	39,750	39,750
Penn State - Erie-Behrend College	Erie		PA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		595	25	89%	15,388	25,854
Saint Francis University	Loretto		PA	NCAA  I			W	15,493	16,916		550	24	59%	38,852	38,852
Villanova University	Villanova		PA	NCAA  I			W	22,853	19,304		710	32	31%	58,290	58,290
Washington & Jefferson College	Washington		PA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-				90%	49,612	49,612
Brown University	Providence		RI	NCAA  I		M	W	-	-		760	34	8%	60,944	60,944
Austin College	Sherman		TX	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		600	26	49%	43,340	43,340
Virginia Military Institute	Lexington		VA	NCAA  I			W	12,204	8,177		575	25	60%	9,782	38,436
Carthage College	Kenosha		WI	NCAA III			W	-	-		560	24	77%	33,000	33,000
Salem University	Salem		WV	NCAA II		M	W	6,314	9,360					12,750	12,990

 

# of Schools with varsity Water Polo teams by State 2022-23