Division I · Big West Conference
California Baptist University Men's Water Polo
Riverside, CA · the Lancers · California Baptist University overview
24
Roster
at the D-I cap of 24
$754k
Team budget
68th percentile in Division I
$31,430
Per roster spot
median $23,364
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
967
APR
91% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
California Baptist University fields a men's water polo team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 26, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $754,340, above the median of $638k — $31,430 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's water polo programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 967, about the median of 985, with 91% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,738,309 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,350 per roster spot.
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
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$754,340 for the year
- Operating expenses$116,408 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$31,430 division median $23,364
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 924 latest
- Players retained91% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,738,309 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,350 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$185,356 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Rosa head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zach Lowery | Assistant Men's Water Polo 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 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 →8,110undergraduates · 11,407 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 7,935 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Men's Water Polo
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2424
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate967
91% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $754,340 $31,431 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,738,309
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $185,356
Cost
Full picture →$28,596net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,720
Campus safety
Full picture →0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,596 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,110Setting, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 28 | $166k | — | 81% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 22 | $114k | — | 11% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 29 | $204k | — | 7% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 23 | 17 | $93k | — | 48% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 26 | 27 | $169k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 27 | 22 | $495k | — | 87% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Western Water Polo Association Men | 29 | 24 | $337k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 31 | 27 | $530k | 981 | 26% | |
| Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Men | 34 | 26 | $459k | — | 60% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 35 | 19 | $73k | — | 85% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 41 | 28 | $605k | 990 | 47% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 43 | 14 | $117k | — | 3% |
Other men's water polo programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University at cap | 24 | $754k | $31,430 | 967 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 4 over cap | 28 | $654k | $23,364 | 960 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 4 over cap | 28 | $605k | $21,596 | 990 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 5 over cap | 29 | $585k | $20,188 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 3 over cap | 27 | $530k | $19,628 | 981 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 2 | 22 | $495k | $22,485 | — | vs |
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