Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
Occidental College Men's Water Polo
Los Angeles, CA · the Oxy · Occidental College overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$109k
Team budget
31st percentile in Division III
$4,953
Per roster spot
median $7,031
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
40%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Occidental College fields a men's water polo team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, above the median of 20, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $108,970, about the median of $117k — $4,953 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III men's water polo programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 17 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#12Team budgetof 17 · Division III#15Spend per playerof 17 · Division III#6Roster sizeof 17 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's water polo program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$108,970 for the year
- Operating expenses$47,435 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,953 division median $7,031
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$31,648 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Garcia head coach | Head 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 players21,756 2024-25
- Division III roster spots345 17 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 63 1.6% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,854undergraduates · 1,854 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →40%admitted · of 6,573 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1500
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Water Polo
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $108,970 $4,953 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $31,648
Cost
Full picture →$47,113net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,446
Campus safety
Full picture →3.19violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Occidental 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.
Men's Water Polo program22 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$47,113 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,854Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.19 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Water Polo programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 5 | 14 | $117k | — | 3% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 8 | 26 | $1.3M | 981 | 10% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 14 | 28 | $1.5M | 994 | 9% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 14 | 19 | $73k | — | 85% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 16 | 25 | $970k | 1000 | 40% | |
| Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Men | 19 | 26 | $459k | — | 60% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 24 | 28 | $605k | 990 | 47% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 25 | 17 | $93k | — | 48% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 25 | 22 | $495k | — | 87% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 28 | 29 | $204k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 29 | 22 | $114k | — | 11% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 29 | 29 | $1.4M | 991 | 50% |
Other men's water polo programs in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | 29 | $204k | $7,031 | — | vs | |
| Chapman University | 27 | $169k | $6,270 | — | vs | |
| University of Redlands | 28 | $166k | $5,939 | — | vs | |
| California Institute of Technology | 14 | $117k | $8,323 | — | vs | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges | 22 | $114k | $5,178 | — | vs | |
| California Lutheran University | 28 | $111k | $3,962 | — | vs | |
| Occidental College | 22 | $109k | $4,953 | — | vs | |
| University of La Verne | 17 | $93k | $5,494 | — | vs | |
| Whittier College | 19 | $73k | $3,831 | — | vs |
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