McKendree University Women's Water Polo
McKendree University fields a women's water polo team in the Western Water Polo Association Women (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $316,980, about the median of $321k — $13,781 per roster spot, lower half of Division II women's water polo programs. The school gave $3,281,590 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,651 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 8 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$316,980 for the year
- Operating expenses$97,690 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,781 division median $14,264
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,281,590 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,651 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$100,877 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Figueras head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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 II roster spots163 8 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 110 0.90% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $316,980 $13,782 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,281,590
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $100,877
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $34,070
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research McKendree 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.
Other women's water polo programs in the Western Water Polo Association Women
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biola University | 24 | $548k | $22,834 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Irvine | 20 | $415k | $20,746 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | 25 | $333k | $13,316 | — | vs | |
| Fresno Pacific University | 22 | $325k | $14,773 | — | vs | |
| McKendree University | 23 | $317k | $13,781 | — | vs | |
| Salem University (West Virginia) | 18 | $243k | $13,496 | — | vs | |
| Gannon University | 14 | $206k | $14,746 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Merced | 17 | $193k | $11,364 | — | vs |
Every Western Water Polo Association Women women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked