Division I · Metro Conference
Iona University Women's Water Polo
New Rochelle, NY · the Gaels · Iona University overview
19
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 24
$269k
Team budget
0th percentile in Division I
$14,131
Per roster spot
median $30,406
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
994
APR
96% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Iona University fields a women's water polo team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $268,504, well below the median of $635k — $14,131 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's water polo programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 992, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,369,265 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,618 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 24)
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$268,504 for the year
- Operating expenses$102,777 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,131 division median $30,406
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,369,265 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,618 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$149,728 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Kelly head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Patrick Judge | 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 →3,134undergraduates · 3,720 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 7,289 applicants
SAT middle 50%1055 – 1265
ACT middle 50%20 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2419
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate994
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $268,504 $14,132 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,369,265
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $149,728
Cost
Full picture →$28,557net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $45,880
Campus safety
Full picture →0.93violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →40%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Iona 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,557 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 40%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,134Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.93 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University Division I · Metro Conference | 12 | 14 | $387k | — | 90% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Metro Conference | 27 | 25 | $582k | 992 | 83% | |
| Marist University Division I · Metro Conference | 55 | 22 | $888k | 992 | 65% | |
| Princeton University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 61 | 16 | $528k | 992 | 4% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 93 | 12 | $180k | — | 38% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Metro Conference | 94 | 18 | $386k | 975 | 86% | |
| Villanova University Division I · Metro Conference | 102 | 21 | $420k | 1000 | 25% | |
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 124 | 18 | $446k | 994 | 71% | |
| Brown University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 138 | 26 | $608k | 1000 | 5% |
Other women's water polo programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist University room for 2 | 22 | $888k | $40,349 | 992 | vs | |
| Wagner College 1 over cap | 25 | $582k | $23,286 | 992 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 3 | 21 | $538k | $25,616 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute room for 10 | 14 | $474k | $33,847 | 991 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 6 | 18 | $446k | $24,787 | 994 | vs | |
| Villanova University room for 3 | 21 | $420k | $20,014 | 1000 | vs | |
| Long Island University room for 10 | 14 | $387k | $27,618 | — | vs | |
| La Salle University room for 6 | 18 | $386k | $21,426 | 975 | vs | |
| Iona University room for 5 | 19 | $269k | $14,131 | 994 | vs |
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