Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)
Macalester College Women's Water Polo
St. Paul, MN · the Scots · Macalester College overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$184k
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division III
$11,477
Per roster spot
median $6,638
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
28%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Macalester College fields a women's water polo team in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $183,637, above the median of $131k — $11,477 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III women's water polo programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 19 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#4Team budgetof 19 · Division III#4Spend per playerof 19 · Division III#11Roster sizeof 19 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$183,637 for the year
- Operating expenses$64,452 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,477 division median $6,638
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$35,633 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Reed head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anya Phillips | Assistant Water Polo Coach | not on file |
| Jessica Browning | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school water polo players18,023 2024-25
- Division III roster spots339 19 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →2,142undergraduates · 2,142 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →28%admitted · of 8,099 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1510
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $183,637 $11,477 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $35,633
Cost
Full picture →$38,571net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,908
Campus safety
Full picture →4.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research Macalester 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.
Women's Water Polo program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions28% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,571 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,142Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.37 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
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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