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Division I · Big West Conference

Long Beach State University Women's Water Polo

Long Beach, CA · the The Beach · Long Beach State University overview
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25
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 24
$606k
Team budget
46th percentile in Division I
$24,220
Per roster spot
median $30,406
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
985
APR
98% of players retained
47%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Long Beach State University fields a women's water polo team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $605,521, about the median of $635k — $24,220 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's water polo programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (12 of 36 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 992, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,467,934 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,716 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).

#20Team budgetof 36 · Division I#26Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#8Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#21APRof 36 · Division I
Team budget$606k
Spend per player$24,220
Roster size25
Coaching staff2
APR985

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

  • Roster25 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap24 1 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$605,521 for the year
  • Operating expenses$116,149 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$24,220 division median $30,406
  • Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,467,934 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,716 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$112,219 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Shana Welch head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Katie Card NeidermireAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Robyn GordinAssistant 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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34,243undergraduates · 40,278 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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47%admitted · of 79,680 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
70%

Women's Water Polo

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25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2425
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate985
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$605,521 $24,221 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,467,934
Recruiting spend, women's
$112,219

Cost

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$9,731net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,416
Sticker, out-of-state$40,296
Average net price$9,731
Net price by family income
$0–30k$5,477
$30–48k$6,191
$48–75k$9,063
$75–110k$12,787
$110k and up$18,575
Tuition & fees
$7,008 in-state · $18,888 out

Campus safety

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0.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.17
Property0.72
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024

Majors

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16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,399 · 16%
Visual & performing arts950 · 11%
Engineering770 · 9%
Psychology688 · 8%
Social sciences622 · 7%

Research Long Beach State University

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Women's Water Polo program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions47% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,731 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 34,243Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.17 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

Long Beach State UniversityBiola University · 10 miWhittier College · 14 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 15 miChapman University · 15 miUniversity of California, Irvine · 18 miUniversity of Southern California · 19 miConcordia University Irvine · 19 miLoyola Marymount University · 22 miOccidental College · 24 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 25 miAzusa Pacific University · 27 miUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 28 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women1024$548k—60%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1411$77k—85%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference1528$452k—87%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1526$119k—56%
University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference1823$811k98326%
University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo1925$1.4M98110%
Concordia University Irvine Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women1920$415k—60%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · Golden Coast Conference2225$1.3M98640%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2418$97k—40%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2514$109k—3%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Golden Coast Conference2716$481k—79%
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo2837$1.6M9979%

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