University of Hawaii, Manoa Women's Water Polo
University of Hawaii, Manoa fields a women's water polo team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,289,859, well above the median of $635k — $61,421 per roster spot, top 10% 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 984, about the median of 992, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,941,234 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,460 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 24)
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,289,859 for the year
- Operating expenses$363,669 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$61,421 division median $30,406
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,941,234 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,460 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$296,598 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| James Robinson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Candice Vorbeck | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brooke Maxson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,289,859 $61,422 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,941,234
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $296,598
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,186 in-state · $34,218 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 13 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Hawaii, Manoa
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.
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 |
Every Big West Conference women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked