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Division I · Golden Coast Conference

Loyola Marymount University Women's Water Polo

Los Angeles, CA · the Lions · Loyola Marymount University overview
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25
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 24
$1.3M
Team budget
77th percentile in Division I
$50,213
Per roster spot
median $30,406
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
99% of players retained
40%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Loyola Marymount University fields a women's water polo team in the Golden Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,255,348, well above the median of $635k — $50,213 per roster spot, top quarter 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 986, about the median of 992, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,194,879 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $45,827 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).

#9Team budgetof 36 · Division I#8Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#8Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#19APRof 36 · Division I
Team budget$1.3M
Spend per player$50,213
Roster size25
Coaching staff4
APR986

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, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,255,348 for the year
  • Operating expenses$199,195 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$50,213 division median $30,406
  • Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 967 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$7,194,879 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$45,827 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$278,413 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Dustin Litvak head coachHead Coachnot on file
Dusty LitvakHead CoachOn file · sign in
Sarah KreiserAssociate Head 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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7,336undergraduates · 10,256 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic

Getting in

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40%admitted · of 23,361 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
80%

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 Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,255,348 $50,214 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$7,194,879
Recruiting spend, women's
$278,413

Cost

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$54,471net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$84,603
Average net price$54,471
Net price by family income
$0–30k$30,208
$30–48k$25,766
$48–75k$32,869
$75–110k$39,673
$110k and up$53,926
Tuition & fees
$58,489

Campus safety

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1.15violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.15
Property2.49
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024

Majors

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27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business463 · 27%
Visual & performing arts316 · 19%
Social sciences247 · 15%
Communication & journalism133 · 8%
Psychology125 · 7%

Research Loyola Marymount 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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions40% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$54,471 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,336Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.15 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

Loyola Marymount UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 7 miUniversity of Southern California · 8 miOccidental College · 16 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 20 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 20 miLong Beach State University · 22 miWhittier College · 22 miBiola University · 23 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 31 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 32 miAzusa Pacific University · 32 miChapman University · 35 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo737$1.6M9979%
University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo825$1.4M98110%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1618$97k—40%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference2020$585k98393%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2014$109k—3%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference2225$606k98547%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2211$77k—85%
Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women2324$548k—60%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference3128$452k—87%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3219$107k—89%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Golden Coast Conference3216$481k—79%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3526$119k—56%

Other women's water polo programs in the Golden Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Loyola Marymount University 1 over cap25$1.3M$50,213986vs
California State University, Fresno 3 over cap27$1.1M$41,986986vs
University of the Pacific 1 over cap25$803k$32,120995vs
San Diego State University room for 123$748k$32,500982vs
University of California, Davis 3 over cap27$738k$27,348995vs
San Jose State University room for 321$491k$23,394981vs
Azusa Pacific University16$481k$30,035—vs
Santa Clara University room for 222$409k$18,6021000vs
Saint Mary's College of California————vs

Every Golden Coast Conference women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked