Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)
Princeton University Women's Water Polo
Princeton, NJ · the Tigers · Princeton University overview
16
Roster
room for 8 under the cap of 24
$528k
Team budget
34th percentile in Division I
$33,012
Per roster spot
median $30,406
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
992
APR
98% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Princeton University fields a women's water polo team in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $528,202, below the median of $635k — $33,012 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's water polo programs. That leaves room for 8 under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 992, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 36 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#24Team budgetof 36 · Division I#14Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#34Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#14APRof 36 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's water polo program
Roster sizes (cap 24)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 room for 8
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$528,202 for the year
- Operating expenses$153,290 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$33,012 division median $30,406
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$585,633 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Ellingson head coach | Interim Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →5,671undergraduates · 8,922 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 39,644 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2416
room for 8
Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $528,202 $33,013 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $585,633
Cost
Full picture →$19,811net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,710
Campus safety
Full picture →1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Princeton 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,811 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,671Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.06 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Water Polo programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Salle University Division I · Metro Conference | 34 | 18 | $386k | 975 | 86% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Metro Conference | 35 | 25 | $582k | 992 | 83% | |
| Villanova University Division I · Metro Conference | 42 | 21 | $420k | 1000 | 25% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 61 | 19 | $269k | 994 | 91% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Metro Conference | 65 | 14 | $387k | — | 90% | |
| Marist University Division I · Metro Conference | 102 | 22 | $888k | 992 | 65% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 124 | 19 | $504k | 987 | 32% | |
| Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference | 150 | 21 | $538k | — | 72% |
Other women's water polo programs in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan at cap | 24 | $1.8M | $74,863 | 973 | vs | |
| Brown University 2 over cap | 26 | $608k | $23,389 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 8 | 16 | $528k | $33,012 | 992 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 5 | 19 | $504k | $26,506 | 987 | vs | |
| Saint Francis University | 20 | $474k | $23,687 | 993 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 6 | 18 | $354k | $19,672 | 995 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University room for 7 | 17 | $310k | $18,262 | — | vs | |
| Macalester College | 16 | $184k | $11,477 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 12 | $180k | $14,994 | — | vs | |
| Carthage College | 18 | $169k | $9,384 | — | vs | |
| Austin College | 24 | $159k | $6,638 | — | vs | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) | 24 | $138k | $5,738 | — | vs | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 14 | $85k | $6,063 | — | vs | |
| Washington and Jefferson College | 12 | $78k | $6,475 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College | 13 | $48k | $3,673 | — | vs | |
| Denison University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Grove City College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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