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Division I · Big West Conference

California Baptist University Women's Water Polo

Riverside, CA · the Lancers · California Baptist University overview
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30
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 24
$947k
Team budget
71st percentile in Division I
$31,582
Per roster spot
median $30,406
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

California Baptist University fields a women's water polo team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $947,460, above the median of $635k — $31,582 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's water polo programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 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 gave $5,919,754 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,161 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).

#11Team budgetof 36 · Division I#18Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#2Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#1APRof 36 · Division I
Team budget$947k
Spend per player$31,582
Roster size30
Coaching staff2
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$269k$1.8M
this programevery Division I women's water polo program

Roster sizes (cap 24)

1437
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster30 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap24 6 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$947,460 for the year
  • Operating expenses$115,315 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$31,582 division median $30,406
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$5,919,754 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$29,161 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$188,674 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Julie Snodgrass head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Chelsea ShortallAssistant Women's Water Polo 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 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

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Campus

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8,110undergraduates · 11,407 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Southern Baptist

Getting in

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74%admitted · of 7,935 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
60%

Women's Water Polo

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30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2430
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$947,460 $31,582 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$5,919,754
Recruiting spend, women's
$188,674

Cost

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$28,596net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$55,898
Average net price$28,596
Net price by family income
$0–30k$23,788
$30–48k$24,409
$48–75k$23,799
$75–110k$28,057
$110k and up$34,648
Tuition & fees
$39,720

Campus safety

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0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.67
Property1.43
In residence halls
13 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024

Majors

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18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing331 · 18%
Business292 · 15%
Psychology179 · 9%
Biological sciences144 · 8%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation134 · 7%

Research California Baptist 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 program30 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

Women's Water Polo programs within 150 miles

California Baptist UniversityUniversity of Redlands · 18 miClaremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges · 20 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 20 miUniversity of La Verne · 23 miChapman University · 26 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 27 miConcordia University Irvine · 29 miAzusa Pacific University · 30 miUniversity of California, Irvine · 31 miBiola University · 34 miWhittier College · 35 miLong Beach State University · 41 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1816$154k—81%
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2020$131k—11%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2027$241k—7%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2319$83k—48%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2626$119k—56%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference2728$452k—87%
Concordia University Irvine Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women2920$415k—60%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Golden Coast Conference3016$481k—79%
University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference3123$811k98326%
Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women3424$548k—60%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3511$77k—85%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference4125$606k98547%

Other women's water polo programs in the Big West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Hawaii, Manoa room for 321$1.3M$61,421984vs
California Baptist University 6 over cap30$947k$31,5821000vs
University of California, Irvine room for 123$811k$35,245983vs
University of California, San Diego at cap24$780k$32,499—vs
University of California, Santa Barbara at cap24$661k$27,560980vs
Long Beach State University 1 over cap25$606k$24,220985vs
California State University, Northridge room for 420$585k$29,230983vs
California State University, Fullerton 4 over cap28$452k$16,125—vs

Every Big West Conference women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked