Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
California Lutheran University Men's Water Polo
Thousand Oaks, CA · the Kingsmen, Regals · California Lutheran University overview
28
Roster
2024–25 season
$111k
Team budget
38th percentile in Division III
$3,962
Per roster spot
median $7,031
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California Lutheran University fields a men's water polo team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, above the median of 20, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $110,946, about the median of $117k — $3,962 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III men's water polo programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 17 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#11Team budgetof 17 · Division III#16Spend per playerof 17 · Division III#2Roster sizeof 17 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's water polo program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$110,946 for the year
- Operating expenses$49,656 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,962 division median $7,031
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$29,654 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy Settem head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school water polo players21,756 2024-25
- Division III roster spots345 17 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 63 1.6% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,380undergraduates · 3,413 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 5,290 applicants
SAT middle 50%1134 – 1320
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Men's Water Polo
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $110,946 $3,962 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $29,654
Cost
Full picture →$27,080net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $50,670
Campus safety
Full picture →0.5violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California Lutheran University
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Men's Water Polo program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,080 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,380Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 16 | 29 | $1.4M | 991 | 50% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 27 | 28 | $1.5M | 994 | 9% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 32 | 25 | $970k | 1000 | 40% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 37 | 26 | $1.3M | 981 | 10% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 39 | 22 | $109k | — | 40% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 43 | 14 | $117k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 51 | 19 | $73k | — | 85% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 53 | 28 | $605k | 990 | 47% | |
| Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Men | 54 | 26 | $459k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference | 57 | 28 | $654k | 960 | 28% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 62 | 22 | $495k | — | 87% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 64 | 17 | $93k | — | 48% |
Other men's water polo programs in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | 29 | $204k | $7,031 | — | vs | |
| Chapman University | 27 | $169k | $6,270 | — | vs | |
| University of Redlands | 28 | $166k | $5,939 | — | vs | |
| California Institute of Technology | 14 | $117k | $8,323 | — | vs | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges | 22 | $114k | $5,178 | — | vs | |
| California Lutheran University | 28 | $111k | $3,962 | — | vs | |
| Occidental College | 22 | $109k | $4,953 | — | vs | |
| University of La Verne | 17 | $93k | $5,494 | — | vs | |
| Whittier College | 19 | $73k | $3,831 | — | vs |
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