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Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

California Institute of Technology Women's Water Polo

Pasadena, CA · the Beavers · California Institute of Technology overview
14
Roster
2024–25 season
$109k
Team budget
39th percentile in Division III
$7,812
Per roster spot
median $6,638
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
3%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

California Institute of Technology fields a women's water polo team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $109,380, below the median of $131k — $7,812 per roster spot, upper half of Division III women's water polo programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III women's water polo programs

Where this program sits against its 19 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$109k
Spend per player$7,812
Roster size14
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$48k$481k
this programevery Division III women's water polo program

Roster sizes

1127
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster14 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$109,380 for the year
  • Operating expenses$31,866 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$7,812 division median $6,638
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$48,137 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jon Bonafede head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school water polo players18,023 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots339 19 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division III; 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.
1,023undergraduates · 2,463 students in all
Women 39% Men 61%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None
3%admitted · of 13,107 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
93%

Women's Water Polo

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14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$109,380 $7,813 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$48,137
$23,397net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$86,886
Average net price$23,397
Net price by family income
$0–30k$1,667
$30–48k$1,023
$48–75k$7,003
$75–110k$22,073
$110k and up$56,275
Tuition & fees
$63,255

Campus safety

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6.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent6.86
Property7.27
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 38 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
41%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 11 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Computer & information sciences96 · 41%
Engineering73 · 31%
Physical sciences34 · 14%
Mathematics & statistics18 · 8%
Biological sciences12 · 5%

Research California Institute of Technology

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Women's Water Polo programs within 150 miles

California Institute of TechnologyOccidental College · 5 miUniversity of Southern California · 12 miWhittier College · 12 miAzusa Pacific University · 14 miBiola University · 17 miUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 19 miLoyola Marymount University · 20 miUniversity of La Verne · 20 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 22 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 24 miClaremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges · 24 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 24 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.518$97k—40%
University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo1225$1.4M98110%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1211$77k—85%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Golden Coast Conference1416$481k—79%
Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women1724$548k—60%
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo1937$1.6M9979%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · Golden Coast Conference2025$1.3M98640%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2019$83k—48%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference2228$452k—87%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2427$241k—7%
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2420$131k—11%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference2420$585k98393%

Other women's water polo programs in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges27$241k$8,926—vs
University of Redlands16$154k$9,605—vs
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges20$131k$6,550—vs
Chapman University26$119k$4,578—vs
California Institute of Technology14$109k$7,812—vs
California Lutheran University19$107k$5,620—vs
Occidental College18$97k$5,367—vs
University of La Verne19$83k$4,369—vs
Whittier College11$77k$7,040—vs

Every Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked