Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)
Bucknell University Women's Water Polo
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
19
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 24
$504k
Team budget
31st percentile in Division I
$26,506
Per roster spot
median $30,406
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
987
APR
97% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell 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 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $503,623, below the median of $635k — $26,506 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women'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 987, about the median of 992, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,358,235 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,982 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 36 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#25Team budgetof 36 · Division I#23Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#27Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#18APRof 36 · Division I
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$503,623 for the year
- Operating expenses$157,168 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,506 division median $30,406
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,358,235 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,982 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$166,362 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John McBride head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Arturo Villalpando | Assistant Coach | 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 →3,846undergraduates · 3,892 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →32%admitted · of 11,010 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2419
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate987
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $503,623 $26,506 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,358,235
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $166,362
Cost
Full picture →$38,486net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →5.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bucknell 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions32% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,486 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,846Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.88 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference | 91 | 21 | $538k | — | 72% | |
| Saint Francis University Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 97 | 20 | $474k | 993 | 77% | |
| Villanova University Division I · Metro Conference | 103 | 21 | $420k | 1000 | 25% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Metro Conference | 111 | 18 | $386k | 975 | 86% | |
| Princeton University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 124 | 16 | $528k | 992 | 4% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Metro Conference | 148 | 25 | $582k | 992 | 83% |
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 |
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