Division I · West Coast Conference
Pepperdine University · Athletics
Malibu, CA · Suburb · Private · Doctoral/professional university · the Waves · Website ↗
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17
Programs on the site
of the sports Pepperdine sponsors
390
Roster spots
$27M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$11M
Athletic aid
$6M women's · $4.8M men's
$597k
Recruiting spend
$294k women's · $303k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | West Coast Conference | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $2.2M | $71,742 | 995 | |
| Baseball | West Coast Conference | 40 | 6 over | 5 | $2.9M | $71,324 | 981 | |
| Men's Basketball | West Coast Conference | 17 | 2 over | 1 | $5.6M | $328,844 | 960 | |
| Women's Basketball | West Coast Conference | 20 | 5 over | 1 | $3.5M | $177,407 | 1000 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | West Coast Conference | 14 | room 5 | 3 | $1M | $74,969 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | West Coast Conference | 18 | 1 over | 2 | $264k | $14,649 | 998 | |
| Women's Cross Country | West Coast Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Men's Golf | West Coast Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $1.6M | $200,126 | 992 | |
| Women's Golf | West Coast Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $1.1M | $139,383 | 1000 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 34 | 4 over | 3 | $483k | $14,218 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | West Coast Conference | 11 | 1 over | 3 | $1.5M | $140,362 | 936 | |
| Women's Tennis | West Coast Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $1.5M | $187,930 | 984 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Independent | 17 | room 28 | 3 | $124k | $7,310 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 87 | 42 over | 3 | $387k | $4,443 | 1000 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 27 | 9 over | 4 | $1.6M | $58,465 | 994 | |
| Women's Volleyball | West Coast Conference | 21 | 3 over | 4 | $1.9M | $89,991 | 1000 | |
| Men's Water Polo | West Coast Conference | 29 | 5 over | 3 | $1.4M | $46,656 | 991 |
The department
- Athletics directorTanner Gardner
- Sports informationMorgan Davenport
- NicknameWaves
- NCAA member since9/1/1938
- Primary conferenceWest Coast Conference
- Athletics sitepepperdinewaves.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$27,066 $6M across 223 spots
- Men's teams$28,922 $4.8M across 167 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list Pepperdine University is on.
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