Connecticut College Men's Water Polo
Connecticut College fields a men's water polo team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 20, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $306,919, well above the median of $117k — $16,153 per roster spot, top 10% 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$306,919 for the year
- Operating expenses$57,669 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,153 division median $7,031
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$62,624 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Anderson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division III; the men'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.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Men's Water Polo
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $306,919 $16,154 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $62,624
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $64,812
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Connecticut College
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University Division I · Northeast Water Polo Conference | 48 | 19 | $863k | 1000 | 5% | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 63 | 10 | $102k | — | 71% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · Northeast Water Polo Conference | 85 | 15 | $163k | — | 5% | |
| Harvard University Division I · Northeast Water Polo Conference | 86 | 18 | $331k | 995 | 3% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Water Polo Conference | 86 | 16 | $277k | — | 90% | |
| Iona University Division I · Northeast Water Polo Conference | 93 | 24 | $305k | 957 | 91% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Association (Men's) | 99 | 25 | $921k | 1000 | 56% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Association (Men's) | 116 | 22 | $409k | 994 | 83% |
Other men's water polo programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University 2 over cap | 26 | $1.6M | $61,131 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles 4 over cap | 28 | $1.5M | $54,663 | 994 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 8 over cap | 32 | $1.3M | $41,566 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Southern California 2 over cap | 26 | $1.3M | $49,396 | 981 | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 19 | $307k | $16,153 | — | vs | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) | 25 | $214k | $8,544 | — | vs | |
| Austin College | 21 | $178k | $8,462 | — | vs | |
| Johns Hopkins University | 18 | $144k | $7,973 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College | 20 | $103k | $5,144 | — | vs | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 10 | $102k | $10,212 | — | vs | |
| Washington and Jefferson College | 11 | $88k | $8,017 | — | vs |
Every Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo men's water polo program · Men's Water Polo budgets ranked