Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)
Harvard University Women's Water Polo
Boston, MA · the Crimson · Harvard University overview
18
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 24
$354k
Team budget
6th percentile in Division I
$19,672
Per roster spot
median $30,406
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
3%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Harvard University fields a women's water polo team in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $354,097, well below the median of $635k — $19,672 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's water polo programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 992, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 36 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#34Team budgetof 36 · Division I#32Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#29Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#8APRof 36 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 24)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$354,097 for the year
- Operating expenses$139,662 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,672 division median $30,406
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$637,479 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Minnis head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zoe Banks | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jordan Raney | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Guillermo Ocasio | Assistant Coach | On 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →9,095undergraduates · 30,386 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →3%admitted · of 56,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 36
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2418
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $354,097 $19,672 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $637,479
Cost
Full picture →$17,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,076
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Harvard 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.
Women's Water Polo program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions3% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 28 | 14 | $85k | — | 71% | |
| Brown University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 41 | 26 | $608k | 1000 | 5% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 86 | 12 | $180k | — | 38% | |
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 136 | 18 | $446k | 994 | 71% |
Other women's water polo programs in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan at cap | 24 | $1.8M | $74,863 | 973 | vs | |
| Brown University 2 over cap | 26 | $608k | $23,389 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 8 | 16 | $528k | $33,012 | 992 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 5 | 19 | $504k | $26,506 | 987 | vs | |
| Saint Francis University | 20 | $474k | $23,687 | 993 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 6 | 18 | $354k | $19,672 | 995 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University room for 7 | 17 | $310k | $18,262 | — | vs | |
| Macalester College | 16 | $184k | $11,477 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 12 | $180k | $14,994 | — | vs | |
| Carthage College | 18 | $169k | $9,384 | — | vs | |
| Austin College | 24 | $159k | $6,638 | — | vs | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) | 24 | $138k | $5,738 | — | vs | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 14 | $85k | $6,063 | — | vs | |
| Washington and Jefferson College | 12 | $78k | $6,475 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College | 13 | $48k | $3,673 | — | vs | |
| Denison University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Grove City College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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