Division I · Northeast Water Polo Conference
Brown University Men's Water Polo
Providence, RI · the Bears · Brown University overview
19
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 24
$863k
Team budget
75th percentile in Division I
$45,410
Per roster spot
median $23,364
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
5%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Brown University fields a men's water polo team in the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 26, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $862,804, above the median of $638k — $45,410 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's water polo programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 985, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 29 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 24)
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$862,804 for the year
- Operating expenses$148,275 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,410 division median $23,364
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$868,042 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Felix Mercado head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joe Molina | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Petar Momcilovic | Assistant Coach for Operations and Player Development / Recruiting Coordinator | On 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 players21,756 2024-25
- Division I roster spots676 29 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 32 3.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →7,741undergraduates · 11,516 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →5%admitted · of 51,316 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Men's Water Polo
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2419
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $862,804 $45,411 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $868,042
Cost
Full picture →$26,608net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,230
Campus safety
Full picture →2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 54 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Brown 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.
Men's Water Polo program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions5% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,608 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,741Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 15 | 10 | $102k | — | 71% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · Northeast Water Polo Conference | 40 | 15 | $163k | — | 5% | |
| Harvard University Division I · Northeast Water Polo Conference | 41 | 18 | $331k | 995 | 3% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 48 | 19 | $307k | — | 38% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Water Polo Conference | 133 | 16 | $277k | — | 90% | |
| Iona University Division I · Northeast Water Polo Conference | 138 | 24 | $305k | 957 | 91% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Association (Men's) | 145 | 25 | $921k | 1000 | 56% |
Other men's water polo programs in the Northeast Water Polo Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University room for 5 | 19 | $863k | $45,410 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University 3 over cap | 27 | $701k | $25,977 | 983 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 6 | 18 | $331k | $18,373 | 995 | vs | |
| Iona University at cap | 24 | $305k | $12,693 | 957 | vs | |
| Long Island University room for 8 | 16 | $277k | $17,300 | — | vs | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 15 | $163k | $10,880 | — | vs |
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