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Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo

Stanford University Women's Water Polo

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23
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 24
$1.7M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$72,963
Per roster spot
median $30,406
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Stanford University fields a women's water polo team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,678,166, well above the median of $635k — $72,963 per roster spot, top 10% 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 1000, about the median of 992, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $20,055,491 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $55,401 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).

#3Team budgetof 36 · Division I#3Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#17Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#1APRof 36 · Division I
Team budget$1.7M
Spend per player$72,963
Roster size23
Coaching staff4
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

  • Roster23 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap24 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,678,166 for the year
  • Operating expenses$293,687 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$72,963 division median $30,406
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$20,055,491 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$55,401 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$1,035,267 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
John Tanner head coachHead Coachnot on file
Susan OrtweinAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Brenda VillaAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Dani JackovichAssistant Coachnot 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

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Campus

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8,054undergraduates · 18,446 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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4%admitted · of 53,733 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
93%

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 Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,678,166 $72,964 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$20,055,491
Recruiting spend, women's
$1,035,267

Cost

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$17,998net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$87,833
Average net price$17,998
Net price by family income
$0–30k$-79
$30–48k$-350
$48–75k$1,323
$75–110k$8,816
$110k and up$50,452
Tuition & fees
$62,484

Campus safety

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4.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent4.31
Property10.86
In residence halls
51 burglaries · 79 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024

Majors

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19%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Computer & information sciences341 · 19%
Engineering305 · 17%
Multidisciplinary studies287 · 16%
Social sciences287 · 16%
Mathematics & statistics90 · 5%

Research Stanford 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 program23 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$17,998 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,054Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.31 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

Stanford UniversitySanta Clara University · 14 miSan Jose State University · 17 miSaint Mary's College of California · 29 miUniversity of California, Berkeley · 31 miCalifornia State University, Monterey Bay · 57 miUniversity of the Pacific · 60 miUniversity of California, Davis · 80 miUniversity of California, Merced · 96 miCalifornia State University, Fresno · 140 miFresno Pacific University · 143 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Santa Clara University Division I · Golden Coast Conference1422$409k100044%
San Jose State University Division I · Golden Coast Conference1721$491k98180%
Saint Mary's College of California Division I · Golden Coast Conference29———89%
University of California, Berkeley Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo3126$1.6M99412%
California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women5725$333k—95%
University of the Pacific Division I · Golden Coast Conference6025$803k99595%
University of California, Davis Division I · Golden Coast Conference8027$738k99542%
University of California, Merced Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women9617$193k—39%
California State University, Fresno Division I · Golden Coast Conference14027$1.1M98696%
Fresno Pacific University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women14322$325k—58%

Other women's water polo programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Arizona State University room for 618$1.7M$95,3261000vs
Stanford University room for 123$1.7M$72,9631000vs
University of California, Los Angeles 13 over cap37$1.6M$44,329997vs
University of California, Berkeley 2 over cap26$1.6M$60,659994vs
University of Southern California 1 over cap25$1.4M$54,978981vs
Indiana University, Bloomington at cap24$1.3M$55,673983vs

Every Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked