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Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women

Biola University Women's Water Polo

La Mirada, CA · the Eagles · Biola University overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$548k
Team budget
100th percentile in Division II
$22,834
Per roster spot
median $14,264
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
60%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Biola University fields a women's water polo team in the Western Water Polo Association Women (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $548,028, well above the median of $321k — $22,834 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II women's water polo programs. The school gave $2,762,565 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,167 per roster spot.

Among Division II women's water polo programs

Where this program sits against its 8 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$548k
Spend per player$22,834
Roster size24
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$193k$548k
this programevery Division II women's water polo program

Roster sizes

1425
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$548,028 for the year
  • Operating expenses$96,537 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$22,834 division median $14,264
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,762,565 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,167 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$19,783 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jens Cole head coachHead Coachnot on file
Matthew RodriguezSenior Lead Assistant CoachOn file · sign in
Trevor CampbellAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Samantha RaineyAsst. Coach / Goalie CoachOn file · sign in
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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 players18,023 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots163 8 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 110 0.90% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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.
3,395undergraduates · 5,296 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Undenominational
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%

Women's Water Polo

Full picture →
24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$548,028 $22,835 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,762,565
Recruiting spend, women's
$19,783
$30,510net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$63,006
Average net price$30,510
Net price by family income
$0–30k$23,001
$30–48k$21,504
$48–75k$25,038
$75–110k$28,830
$110k and up$35,263
Tuition & fees
$46,704

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.67
Property0.74
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
7 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business126 · 16%
Health professions & nursing115 · 15%
Visual & performing arts111 · 14%
Psychology95 · 12%
Theology56 · 7%

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Women's Water Polo programs within 150 miles

Biola UniversityWhittier College · 5 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 8 miLong Beach State University · 10 miChapman University · 12 miAzusa Pacific University · 17 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 17 miUniversity of Southern California · 17 miOccidental College · 19 miUniversity of La Verne · 19 miUniversity of California, Irvine · 20 miConcordia University Irvine · 21 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 22 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.511$77k—85%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference828$452k—87%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference1025$606k98547%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1226$119k—56%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Golden Coast Conference1716$481k—79%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1714$109k—3%
University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo1725$1.4M98110%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1918$97k—40%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1919$83k—48%
University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference2023$811k98326%
Concordia University Irvine Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women2120$415k—60%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2227$241k—7%

Other women's water polo programs in the Western Water Polo Association Women

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Biola University24$548k$22,834—vs
Concordia University Irvine20$415k$20,746—vs
California State University, Monterey Bay25$333k$13,316—vs
Fresno Pacific University22$325k$14,773—vs
McKendree University23$317k$13,781—vs
Salem University (West Virginia)18$243k$13,496—vs
Gannon University14$206k$14,746—vs
University of California, Merced17$193k$11,364—vs

Every Western Water Polo Association Women women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked