Division II · Western Water Polo Association Men
Biola University Men's Water Polo
La Mirada, CA · the Eagles · Biola University overview
26
Roster
2024–25 season
$459k
Team budget
100th percentile in Division II
$17,637
Per roster spot
median $13,330
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
60%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Biola University fields a men's water polo team in the Western Water Polo Association Men (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 22, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $458,568, well above the median of $248k — $17,637 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II men's water polo programs. The school gave $2,123,387 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,564 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 7 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$458,568 for the year
- Operating expenses$69,833 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,637 division median $13,330
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,123,387 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,564 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$23,483 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jens Cole head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school water polo players21,756 2024-25
- Division II roster spots155 7 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 140 0.71% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,395undergraduates · 5,296 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Undenominational
Getting in
Full picture →60%admitted · of 4,003 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1360
ACT middle 50%24 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Men's Water Polo
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $458,568 $17,637 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,123,387
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $23,483
Cost
Full picture →$30,510net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,704
Campus safety
Full picture →0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Men's Water Polo program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions60% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,510 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,395Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.67 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Water Polo programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 5 | 19 | $73k | — | 85% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 8 | 22 | $495k | — | 87% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 10 | 28 | $605k | 990 | 47% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 27 | $169k | — | 56% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 17 | 14 | $117k | — | 3% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 17 | 26 | $1.3M | 981 | 10% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 19 | 22 | $109k | — | 40% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 19 | 17 | $93k | — | 48% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 20 | 27 | $530k | 981 | 26% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Western Water Polo Association Men | 21 | 24 | $337k | — | 60% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 22 | 29 | $204k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 22 | 22 | $114k | — | 11% |
Other men's water polo programs in the Western Water Polo Association Men
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biola University | 26 | $459k | $17,637 | — | vs | |
| McKendree University | 27 | $360k | $13,330 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Irvine | 24 | $337k | $14,020 | — | vs | |
| Salem University (West Virginia) | 17 | $248k | $14,562 | — | vs | |
| Gannon University | 20 | $244k | $12,178 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Merced | 22 | $239k | $10,855 | — | vs | |
| Fresno Pacific University | 19 | $231k | $12,166 | — | vs |
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