Mount St. Mary's University Women's Water Polo
Mount St. Mary's University fields a women's water polo team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $537,951, below the median of $635k — $25,616 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's water polo programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $6,647,103 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,231 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 24)
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$537,951 for the year
- Operating expenses$63,568 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,616 division median $30,406
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,647,103 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,231 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$93,650 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Zivojinovic head coach | Interim Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $537,951 $25,617 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,647,103
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $93,650
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $47,240
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Mount St. Mary's 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis University Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 89 | 20 | $474k | 993 | 77% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 91 | 19 | $504k | 987 | 32% | |
| Villanova University Division I · Metro Conference | 109 | 21 | $420k | 1000 | 25% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Metro Conference | 119 | 18 | $386k | 975 | 86% | |
| Princeton University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 150 | 16 | $528k | 992 | 4% |
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 |
Every Metro Conference women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked