Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)
Saint Francis University Women's Water Polo
Loretto, PA · the Red Flash · Saint Francis University overview
20
Roster
2024–25 season
$474k
Team budget
94th percentile in Division III
$23,687
Per roster spot
median $6,638
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
993
APR
97% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Saint Francis University fields a women's water polo team in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $473,741, well above the median of $131k — $23,687 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III women's water polo programs. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,553,912 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,071 per roster spot.
Among Division III women's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 19 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$473,741 for the year
- Operating expenses$108,092 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,687 division median $6,638
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,553,912 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,071 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$91,211 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jay O'Neil 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 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.Campus
Full picture →2,429undergraduates · 2,835 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 2,259 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%21 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Academic Progress Rate993
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $473,741 $23,687 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,553,912
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $91,211
Cost
Full picture →$27,421net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $41,720
Campus safety
Full picture →1.35violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Saint Francis 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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,421 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.35 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 87 | 12 | $78k | — | 82% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 88 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference | 89 | 21 | $538k | — | 72% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 97 | 19 | $504k | 987 | 32% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 131 | 13 | $48k | — | 96% | |
| Salem University (West Virginia) Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women | 133 | 18 | $243k | — | — | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 133 | 17 | $310k | — | 83% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women | 135 | 14 | $206k | — | 77% |
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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