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Division I · Golden Coast Conference

San Diego State University Women's Water Polo

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23
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 24
$748k
Team budget
57th percentile in Division I
$32,500
Per roster spot
median $30,406
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
982
APR
99% of players retained
34%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

San Diego State University fields a women's water polo team in the Golden Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $747,506, above the median of $635k — $32,500 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's water polo programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 982, about the median of 992, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,387,074 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,261 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's water polo programs

Where this program sits against its 36 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#16Team budgetof 36 · Division I#15Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#17Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#26APRof 36 · Division I
Team budget$748k
Spend per player$32,500
Roster size23
Coaching staff3
APR982

Team budgets across the division

$269k$1.8M
this programevery Division I women's water polo program

Roster sizes (cap 24)

1437
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster23 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap24 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$747,506 for the year
  • Operating expenses$164,373 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$32,500 division median $30,406
  • Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible96% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$5,387,074 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,261 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$263,926 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Dana Ochsner head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Mitchell SeeleyAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Sophia NobleAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
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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

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Campus

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34,050undergraduates · 39,241 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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34%admitted · of 82,800 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
78%

Women's Water Polo

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23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2423
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate982
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$747,506 $32,500 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$5,387,074
Recruiting spend, women's
$263,926

Cost

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$19,500net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$34,072
Sticker, out-of-state$45,952
Average net price$19,500
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,655
$30–48k$10,241
$48–75k$14,205
$75–110k$18,176
$110k and up$24,913
Tuition & fees
$8,290 in-state · $20,170 out

Campus safety

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0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.60
Property1.02
In residence halls
29 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
10 over 2022–2024

Majors

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27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business2,332 · 27%
Psychology669 · 8%
Social sciences662 · 8%
Engineering635 · 7%
Criminal justice & protective services542 · 6%

Research San Diego State University

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Women's Water Polo program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions34% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,500 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 34,050Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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

San Diego State UniversityUniversity of California, San Diego · 12 miConcordia University Irvine · 74 miUniversity of California, Irvine · 75 miCalifornia Baptist University · 82 miChapman University · 84 miUniversity of Redlands · 89 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 90 miLong Beach State University · 92 miBiola University · 95 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 99 miClaremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges · 99 miWhittier College · 100 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference1224$780k—25%
Concordia University Irvine Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women7420$415k—60%
University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference7523$811k98326%
California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference8230$947k100074%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.8426$119k—56%
University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.8916$154k—81%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference9028$452k—87%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference9225$606k98547%
Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women9524$548k—60%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.9927$241k—7%
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.9920$131k—11%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.10011$77k—85%

Other women's water polo programs in the Golden Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Loyola Marymount University 1 over cap25$1.3M$50,213986vs
California State University, Fresno 3 over cap27$1.1M$41,986986vs
University of the Pacific 1 over cap25$803k$32,120995vs
San Diego State University room for 123$748k$32,500982vs
University of California, Davis 3 over cap27$738k$27,348995vs
San Jose State University room for 321$491k$23,394981vs
Azusa Pacific University16$481k$30,035—vs
Santa Clara University room for 222$409k$18,6021000vs
Saint Mary's College of California————vs

Every Golden Coast Conference women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked