Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)
Brown University Women's Water Polo
Providence, RI · the Bears · Brown University overview
26
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 24
$608k
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$23,389
Per roster spot
median $30,406
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
5%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Brown University fields a women's water polo team in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $608,130, about the median of $635k — $23,389 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's water polo programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (12 of 36 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 992, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 36 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#19Team budgetof 36 · Division I#28Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#6Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#1APRof 36 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's water polo program
Roster sizes (cap 24)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$608,130 for the year
- Operating expenses$264,951 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,389 division median $30,406
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$404,733 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jaclyn Puccino head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jackie Puccino | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jessica McDonagh | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anais Mathes | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Petar Momcilovic | Assistant Coach for Operations and Player Development | 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 players18,023 2024-25
- Division I roster spots810 36 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 22 4.5% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →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%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2426
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $608,130 $23,390 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $404,733
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.
Women's Water Polo program26 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
Women's Water Polo programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 15 | 14 | $85k | — | 71% | |
| Harvard University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 41 | 18 | $354k | 995 | 3% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 48 | 12 | $180k | — | 38% | |
| Marist University Division I · Metro Conference | 131 | 22 | $888k | 992 | 65% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Metro Conference | 133 | 14 | $387k | — | 90% | |
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 135 | 18 | $446k | 994 | 71% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 138 | 19 | $269k | 994 | 91% |
Other women's water polo programs in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan at cap | 24 | $1.8M | $74,863 | 973 | vs | |
| Brown University 2 over cap | 26 | $608k | $23,389 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 8 | 16 | $528k | $33,012 | 992 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 5 | 19 | $504k | $26,506 | 987 | vs | |
| Saint Francis University | 20 | $474k | $23,687 | 993 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 6 | 18 | $354k | $19,672 | 995 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University room for 7 | 17 | $310k | $18,262 | — | vs | |
| Macalester College | 16 | $184k | $11,477 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 12 | $180k | $14,994 | — | vs | |
| Carthage College | 18 | $169k | $9,384 | — | vs | |
| Austin College | 24 | $159k | $6,638 | — | vs | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) | 24 | $138k | $5,738 | — | vs | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 14 | $85k | $6,063 | — | vs | |
| Washington and Jefferson College | 12 | $78k | $6,475 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College | 13 | $48k | $3,673 | — | vs | |
| Denison University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Grove City College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked