Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
Chapman University Men's Water Polo
Orange, CA · the Panthers · Chapman University overview
27
Roster
2024–25 season
$169k
Team budget
75th percentile in Division III
$6,270
Per roster spot
median $7,031
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
56%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Chapman University fields a men's water polo team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 20, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $169,301, above the median of $117k — $6,270 per roster spot, lower half 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).
#5Team budgetof 17 · Division III#10Spend per playerof 17 · Division III#4Roster sizeof 17 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$169,301 for the year
- Operating expenses$50,517 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,270 division median $7,031
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$14,971 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Ploessel 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 →7,874undergraduates · 9,961 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Getting in
Full picture →56%admitted · of 15,914 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1430
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Men's Water Polo
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $169,301 $6,270 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $14,971
Cost
Full picture →$48,037net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,784
Campus safety
Full picture →1.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Chapman 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.
Men's Water Polo program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions56% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$48,037 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,874Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.02 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 6 | 22 | $495k | — | 87% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Western Water Polo Association Men | 10 | 24 | $337k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 10 | 27 | $530k | 981 | 26% | |
| Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Men | 12 | 26 | $459k | — | 60% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 15 | 28 | $605k | 990 | 47% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 19 | $73k | — | 85% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 22 | 17 | $93k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 23 | 29 | $204k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 23 | 22 | $114k | — | 11% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 26 | 24 | $754k | 967 | 74% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 28 | 14 | $117k | — | 3% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 29 | 26 | $1.3M | 981 | 10% |
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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