Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo
University of Southern California Men's Water Polo
Los Angeles, CA · the Trojans · University of Southern California overview
26
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 24
$1.3M
Team budget
86th percentile in Division I
$49,396
Per roster spot
median $23,364
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
981
APR
100% of players retained
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Southern California fields a men's water polo team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, about the median of 26, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,284,318, well above the median of $638k — $49,396 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's water polo programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (17 of 29 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 985, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,118,920 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $42,468 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 29 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 24)
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,284,318 for the year
- Operating expenses$123,741 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,396 division median $23,364
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$15,118,920 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$42,468 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$5,926,680 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marko Pintaric head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alexandru Bucur | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| William Grant | Assistant Coach & Director of Recruiting | 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 players21,756 2024-25
- Division I roster spots676 29 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 32 3.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →21,023undergraduates · 47,147 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →10%admitted · of 80,808 applicants
SAT middle 50%1440 – 1550
ACT middle 50%32 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Water Polo
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2426
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate981
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,284,318 $49,397 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $15,118,920
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $5,926,680
Cost
Full picture →$41,496net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →1.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Southern California
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.
Men's Water Polo program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions10% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$41,496 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,023Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.57 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Water Polo programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 8 | 25 | $970k | 1000 | 40% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 8 | 22 | $109k | — | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 10 | 28 | $1.5M | 994 | 9% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 14 | $117k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 15 | 19 | $73k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Men | 17 | 26 | $459k | — | 60% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 19 | 28 | $605k | 990 | 47% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 24 | 29 | $1.4M | 991 | 50% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 25 | 22 | $495k | — | 87% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 29 | 27 | $169k | — | 56% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 30 | 17 | $93k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 29 | $204k | — | 7% |
Other men's water polo programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University 2 over cap | 26 | $1.6M | $61,131 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles 4 over cap | 28 | $1.5M | $54,663 | 994 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 8 over cap | 32 | $1.3M | $41,566 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Southern California 2 over cap | 26 | $1.3M | $49,396 | 981 | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 19 | $307k | $16,153 | — | vs | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) | 25 | $214k | $8,544 | — | vs | |
| Austin College | 21 | $178k | $8,462 | — | vs | |
| Johns Hopkins University | 18 | $144k | $7,973 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College | 20 | $103k | $5,144 | — | vs | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 10 | $102k | $10,212 | — | vs | |
| Washington and Jefferson College | 11 | $88k | $8,017 | — | vs |
Every Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo men's water polo program · Men's Water Polo budgets ranked