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Division I · Big West Conference

University of California, Santa Barbara Women's Water Polo

Santa Barbara, CA · the Gauchos · University of California, Santa Barbara overview
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24
Roster
at the D-I cap of 24
$661k
Team budget
51st percentile in Division I
$27,560
Per roster spot
median $30,406
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
980
APR
97% of players retained
28%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of California, Santa Barbara fields a women's water polo team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $661,457, about the median of $635k — $27,560 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's water polo programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 980, about the median of 992, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,360,459 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,422 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).

#18Team budgetof 36 · Division I#21Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#13Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#29APRof 36 · Division I
Team budget$661k
Spend per player$27,560
Roster size24
Coaching staff3
APR980

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

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap24 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$661,457 for the year
  • Operating expenses$156,437 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$27,560 division median $30,406
  • Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,360,459 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,422 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$244,999 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Emma Myall head coachInterim Head 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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23,232undergraduates · 26,068 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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28%admitted · of 110,871 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Women's Water Polo

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24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2424
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate980
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$661,457 $27,561 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,360,459
Recruiting spend, women's
$244,999

Cost

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$15,283net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$40,587
Sticker, out-of-state$71,364
Average net price$15,283
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,745
$30–48k$8,910
$48–75k$11,398
$75–110k$16,839
$110k and up$30,085
Tuition & fees
$14,965 in-state · $45,742 out

Campus safety

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2.14violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.14
Property3.49
In residence halls
36 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
149 over 2022–2024

Majors

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27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences1,713 · 27%
Biological sciences715 · 11%
Psychology661 · 10%
Mathematics & statistics608 · 9%
Communication & journalism597 · 9%

Research University of California, Santa Barbara

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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions28% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,283 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 23,232Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.14 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

University of California, Santa BarbaraCalifornia Lutheran University · 57 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 76 miUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 84 miLoyola Marymount University · 87 miUniversity of Southern California · 93 miOccidental College · 95 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 100 miWhittier College · 108 miLong Beach State University · 108 miBiola University · 111 miAzusa Pacific University · 114 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 118 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.5719$107k—89%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference7620$585k98393%
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo8437$1.6M9979%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · Golden Coast Conference8725$1.3M98640%
University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo9325$1.4M98110%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.9518$97k—40%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.10014$109k—3%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.10811$77k—85%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference10825$606k98547%
Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women11124$548k—60%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Golden Coast Conference11416$481k—79%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference11828$452k—87%

Other women's water polo programs in the Big West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Hawaii, Manoa room for 321$1.3M$61,421984vs
California Baptist University 6 over cap30$947k$31,5821000vs
University of California, Irvine room for 123$811k$35,245983vs
University of California, San Diego at cap24$780k$32,499—vs
University of California, Santa Barbara at cap24$661k$27,560980vs
Long Beach State University 1 over cap25$606k$24,220985vs
California State University, Northridge room for 420$585k$29,230983vs
California State University, Fullerton 4 over cap28$452k$16,125—vs

Every Big West Conference women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked