Division I · Golden Coast Conference
San Jose State University Women's Water Polo
San Jose, CA · the Spartans · San Jose State University overview
21
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 24
$491k
Team budget
29th percentile in Division I
$23,394
Per roster spot
median $30,406
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
981
APR
99% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
San Jose State University fields a women's water polo team in the Golden Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $491,288, below the median of $635k — $23,394 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's water polo programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 992, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,014,662 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,560 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).
#26Team budgetof 36 · Division I#27Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#22Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#27APRof 36 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's water polo program
Roster sizes (cap 24)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$491,288 for the year
- Operating expenses$72,954 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,394 division median $30,406
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,014,662 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,560 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$150,068 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Harberts head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cristian Tanase | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | On 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →27,111undergraduates · 36,062 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 35,780 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2421
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate981
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $491,288 $23,395 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,014,662
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $150,068
Cost
Full picture →$13,833net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,992 in-state · $19,872 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research San Jose State 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,833 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 27,111Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University Division I · Golden Coast Conference | 3 | 22 | $409k | 1000 | 44% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo | 17 | 23 | $1.7M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · Golden Coast Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo | 42 | 26 | $1.6M | 994 | 12% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women | 48 | 25 | $333k | — | 95% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · Golden Coast Conference | 54 | 25 | $803k | 995 | 95% | |
| University of California, Merced Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women | 80 | 17 | $193k | — | 39% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Golden Coast Conference | 83 | 27 | $738k | 995 | 42% | |
| California State University, Fresno Division I · Golden Coast Conference | 123 | 27 | $1.1M | 986 | 96% | |
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women | 126 | 22 | $325k | — | 58% |
Other women's water polo programs in the Golden Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University 1 over cap | 25 | $1.3M | $50,213 | 986 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno 3 over cap | 27 | $1.1M | $41,986 | 986 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific 1 over cap | 25 | $803k | $32,120 | 995 | vs | |
| San Diego State University room for 1 | 23 | $748k | $32,500 | 982 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 3 over cap | 27 | $738k | $27,348 | 995 | vs | |
| San Jose State University room for 3 | 21 | $491k | $23,394 | 981 | vs | |
| Azusa Pacific University | 16 | $481k | $30,035 | — | vs | |
| Santa Clara University room for 2 | 22 | $409k | $18,602 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Golden Coast Conference women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked