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Division I · Golden Coast Conference

Santa Clara University Women's Water Polo

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22
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 24
$409k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division I
$18,602
Per roster spot
median $30,406
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Santa Clara University fields a women's water polo team in the Golden Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $409,256, below the median of $635k — $18,602 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's water polo programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 992, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,422,109 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,378 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).

#31Team budgetof 36 · Division I#33Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#20Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#1APRof 36 · Division I
Team budget$409k
Spend per player$18,602
Roster size22
Coaching staff2
APR1000

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

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap24 room for 2
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$409,256 for the year
  • Operating expenses$59,784 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$18,602 division median $30,406
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$4,422,109 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$20,378 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$313,313 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Claire Linney head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Emily DiaconoAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Libby SlaterStudent - Assistant 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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6,249undergraduates · 9,340 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic

Getting in

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44%admitted · of 18,843 applicants
SAT middle 50%1340 – 1500
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
88%

Women's Water Polo

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22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2422
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$409,256 $18,603 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,422,109
Recruiting spend, women's
$313,313

Cost

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$49,651net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$83,142
Average net price$49,651
Net price by family income
$0–30k$36,094
$30–48k$51,894
$48–75k$41,599
$75–110k$30,672
$110k and up$60,212
Tuition & fees
$59,241

Campus safety

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0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.65
Property0.79
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024

Majors

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27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business361 · 27%
Engineering200 · 15%
Social sciences143 · 11%
Communication & journalism104 · 8%
Psychology98 · 7%

Research Santa Clara 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions44% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$49,651 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,249Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.65 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

Santa Clara UniversitySan Jose State University · 3 miStanford University · 14 miSaint Mary's College of California · 35 miUniversity of California, Berkeley · 40 miCalifornia State University, Monterey Bay · 49 miUniversity of the Pacific · 56 miUniversity of California, Davis · 83 miUniversity of California, Merced · 83 miCalifornia State University, Fresno · 126 miFresno Pacific University · 129 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
San Jose State University Division I · Golden Coast Conference321$491k98180%
Stanford University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo1423$1.7M10004%
Saint Mary's College of California Division I · Golden Coast Conference35———89%
University of California, Berkeley Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo4026$1.6M99412%
California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women4925$333k—95%
University of the Pacific Division I · Golden Coast Conference5625$803k99595%
University of California, Davis Division I · Golden Coast Conference8327$738k99542%
University of California, Merced Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women8317$193k—39%
California State University, Fresno Division I · Golden Coast Conference12627$1.1M98696%
Fresno Pacific University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women12922$325k—58%

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