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Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

Occidental College Women's Water Polo

Los Angeles, CA · the Oxy · Occidental College overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$97k
Team budget
28th percentile in Division III
$5,367
Per roster spot
median $6,638
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
40%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Occidental College fields a women's water polo team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $96,610, below the median of $131k — $5,367 per roster spot, bottom 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).

Team budget$97k
Spend per player$5,367
Roster size18
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$48k$481k
this programevery Division III women's water polo program

Roster sizes

1127
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster18 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$96,610 for the year
  • Operating expenses$40,308 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,367 division median $6,638
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$37,401 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Lindsey Garcia head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,854undergraduates · 1,854 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
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%

Women's Water Polo

Full picture →
18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$96,610 $5,367 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$37,401
$47,113net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$84,800
Average net price$47,113
Net price by family income
$0–30k$18,872
$30–48k$18,801
$48–75k$17,577
$75–110k$28,983
$110k and up$55,885
Tuition & fees
$63,446

Campus safety

Full picture →
3.19violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.19
Property2.66
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Social sciences92 · 23%
Visual & performing arts60 · 15%
Biological sciences51 · 13%
Multidisciplinary studies34 · 8%
Psychology31 · 8%

Research Occidental College

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Women's Water Polo programs within 150 miles

Occidental CollegeCalifornia Institute of Technology · 5 miUniversity of Southern California · 8 miUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 14 miWhittier College · 14 miLoyola Marymount University · 16 miAzusa Pacific University · 18 miBiola University · 19 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 20 miLong Beach State University · 24 miUniversity of La Verne · 25 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 25 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 28 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.514$109k—3%
University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo825$1.4M98110%
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo1437$1.6M9979%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1411$77k—85%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · Golden Coast Conference1625$1.3M98640%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Golden Coast Conference1816$481k—79%
Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women1924$548k—60%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference2020$585k98393%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference2425$606k98547%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2519$83k—48%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference2528$452k—87%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2827$241k—7%

Other women's water polo programs in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges27$241k$8,926—vs
University of Redlands16$154k$9,605—vs
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges20$131k$6,550—vs
Chapman University26$119k$4,578—vs
California Institute of Technology14$109k$7,812—vs
California Lutheran University19$107k$5,620—vs
Occidental College18$97k$5,367—vs
University of La Verne19$83k$4,369—vs
Whittier College11$77k$7,040—vs

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