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Division I · Big West Conference

California State University, Northridge Women's Water Polo

Northridge, CA · the Matadors · California State University, Northridge overview
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20
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 24
$585k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$29,230
Per roster spot
median $30,406
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
983
APR
99% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

California State University, Northridge fields a women's water polo team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $584,611, about the median of $635k — $29,230 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's water polo programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 992, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,401,739 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,546 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).

#21Team budgetof 36 · Division I#19Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#26Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#23APRof 36 · Division I
Team budget$585k
Spend per player$29,230
Roster size20
Coaching staff2
APR983

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

  • Roster20 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap24 room for 4
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$584,611 for the year
  • Operating expenses$122,601 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$29,230 division median $30,406
  • Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 947 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible97% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,401,739 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$11,546 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$116,857 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Matt Warshaw head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Zoe CrouchAssistant 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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32,429undergraduates · 37,760 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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93%admitted · of 29,789 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
56%

Women's Water Polo

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20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2420
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate983
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$584,611 $29,231 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,401,739
Recruiting spend, women's
$116,857

Cost

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$8,222net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,271
Sticker, out-of-state$36,151
Average net price$8,222
Net price by family income
$0–30k$5,153
$30–48k$6,277
$48–75k$8,897
$75–110k$13,510
$110k and up$18,688
Tuition & fees
$7,095 in-state · $18,975 out

Campus safety

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0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.38
Property1.10
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
31 over 2022–2024

Majors

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19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,574 · 19%
Psychology1,037 · 13%
Communication & journalism736 · 9%
Social sciences728 · 9%
Health professions & nursing554 · 7%

Research California State University, Northridge

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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,222 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 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 State University, NorthridgeUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 13 miLoyola Marymount University · 20 miOccidental College · 20 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 20 miUniversity of Southern California · 21 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 24 miWhittier College · 34 miAzusa Pacific University · 37 miBiola University · 37 miLong Beach State University · 40 miUniversity of La Verne · 44 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 44 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo1337$1.6M9979%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · Golden Coast Conference2025$1.3M98640%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2018$97k—40%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2019$107k—89%
University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo2125$1.4M98110%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2414$109k—3%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3411$77k—85%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Golden Coast Conference3716$481k—79%
Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women3724$548k—60%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference4025$606k98547%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.4419$83k—48%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference4428$452k—87%

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