Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Irvine Women's Water Polo
Irvine, CA · the Anteaters · University of California, Irvine overview
23
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 24
$811k
Team budget
66th percentile in Division I
$35,245
Per roster spot
median $30,406
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
983
APR
96% of players retained
26%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Irvine fields a women's water polo team in the Big West Conference (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 $810,644, above the median of $635k — $35,245 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 983, about the median of 992, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,963,571 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,316 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).
#13Team budgetof 36 · Division I#12Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#17Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#23APRof 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
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$810,644 for the year
- Operating expenses$131,164 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,245 division median $30,406
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 994 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,963,571 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,316 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$103,069 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Klatt head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Rowe | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alys Moore | Assistant Coach | 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 →29,503undergraduates · 36,582 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →26%admitted · of 121,101 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2423
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate983
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $810,644 $35,245 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,963,571
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $103,069
Cost
Full picture →$14,647net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,237 in-state · $45,014 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.62violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 83 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 33 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Irvine
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 divisionAdmissions26% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,647 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 29,503Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.62 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women | 2 | 20 | $415k | — | 60% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 10 | 26 | $119k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 16 | 28 | $452k | — | 87% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 18 | 25 | $606k | 985 | 47% | |
| Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women | 20 | 24 | $548k | — | 60% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 25 | 11 | $77k | — | 85% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 31 | 30 | $947k | 1000 | 74% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 19 | $83k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 27 | $241k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 20 | $131k | — | 11% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Golden Coast Conference | 33 | 16 | $481k | — | 79% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo | 36 | 25 | $1.4M | 981 | 10% |
Other women's water polo programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii, Manoa room for 3 | 21 | $1.3M | $61,421 | 984 | vs | |
| California Baptist University 6 over cap | 30 | $947k | $31,582 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine room for 1 | 23 | $811k | $35,245 | 983 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego at cap | 24 | $780k | $32,499 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara at cap | 24 | $661k | $27,560 | 980 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 1 over cap | 25 | $606k | $24,220 | 985 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 4 | 20 | $585k | $29,230 | 983 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton 4 over cap | 28 | $452k | $16,125 | — | vs |
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