Azusa Pacific University Women's Water Polo
Azusa Pacific University fields a women's water polo team in the Golden Coast Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $480,560, well above the median of $131k — $30,035 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III women's water polo programs. The school gave $2,714,777 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,510 per roster spot.
Among Division III women's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 19 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$480,560 for the year
- Operating expenses$54,983 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,035 division median $6,638
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,714,777 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,510 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$11,857 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Priscilla Gomez head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school water polo players18,023 2024-25
- Division III roster spots339 19 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; the women's water polo recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Undenominational
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $480,560 $30,035 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,714,777
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $11,857
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $43,600
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 33 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Azusa Pacific University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Water Polo programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 7 | 19 | $83k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 10 | 27 | $241k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 10 | 20 | $131k | — | 11% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 13 | 11 | $77k | — | 85% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 14 | 14 | $109k | — | 3% | |
| Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women | 17 | 24 | $548k | — | 60% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 17 | 28 | $452k | — | 87% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 18 | $97k | — | 40% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 23 | 26 | $119k | — | 56% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo | 24 | 25 | $1.4M | 981 | 10% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 27 | 25 | $606k | 985 | 47% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 30 | 30 | $947k | 1000 | 74% |
Other women's water polo programs in the Golden Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University 1 over cap | 25 | $1.3M | $50,213 | 986 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno 3 over cap | 27 | $1.1M | $41,986 | 986 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific 1 over cap | 25 | $803k | $32,120 | 995 | vs | |
| San Diego State University room for 1 | 23 | $748k | $32,500 | 982 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 3 over cap | 27 | $738k | $27,348 | 995 | vs | |
| San Jose State University room for 3 | 21 | $491k | $23,394 | 981 | vs | |
| Azusa Pacific University | 16 | $481k | $30,035 | — | vs | |
| Santa Clara University room for 2 | 22 | $409k | $18,602 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Golden Coast Conference women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked