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Villanova University Women's Water Polo

Villanova, PA · the Wildcats · Villanova University overview
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21
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 24
$420k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$20,014
Per roster spot
median $30,406
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Villanova University fields a women's water polo team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $420,295, below the median of $635k — $20,014 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 1000, about the median of 992, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,556,877 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,553 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).

#30Team budgetof 36 · Division I#31Spend per playerof 36 · Division I#22Roster sizeof 36 · Division I#1APRof 36 · Division I
Team budget$420k
Spend per player$20,014
Roster size21
Coaching staff2
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

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap24 room for 3
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$420,295 for the year
  • Operating expenses$129,355 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$20,014 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$9,556,877 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$25,553 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$238,294 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Michael Gordon head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Kaysie StubaAssistant CoachOn 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

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Campus

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7,063undergraduates · 10,111 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic

Getting in

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25%admitted · of 23,127 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
92%

Women's Water Polo

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2421
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$420,295 $20,014 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$9,556,877
Recruiting spend, women's
$238,294

Cost

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$37,946net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$84,997
Average net price$37,946
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,914
$30–48k$31,248
$48–75k$25,786
$75–110k$34,285
$110k and up$60,637
Tuition & fees
$64,701

Campus safety

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3.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.02
Property0.60
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 82 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024

Majors

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24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business426 · 24%
Engineering264 · 15%
Social sciences196 · 11%
Health professions & nursing175 · 10%
Communication & journalism152 · 9%

Research Villanova 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,946 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,063Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.02 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

Villanova UniversityLa Salle University · 10 miPrinceton University · 42 miWagner College · 77 miIona University · 102 miBucknell University · 103 miLong Island University · 107 miMount St. Mary's University · 109 miMarist University · 138 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
La Salle University Division I · Metro Conference1018$386k97586%
Princeton University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)4216$528k9924%
Wagner College Division I · Metro Conference7725$582k99283%
Iona University Division I · Metro Conference10219$269k99491%
Bucknell University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's)10319$504k98732%
Long Island University Division I · Metro Conference10714$387k—90%
Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference10921$538k—72%
Marist University Division I · Metro Conference13822$888k99265%

Other women's water polo programs in the Metro Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Marist University room for 222$888k$40,349992vs
Wagner College 1 over cap25$582k$23,286992vs
Mount St. Mary's University room for 321$538k$25,616—vs
Virginia Military Institute room for 1014$474k$33,847991vs
Siena University room for 618$446k$24,787994vs
Villanova University room for 321$420k$20,0141000vs
Long Island University room for 1014$387k$27,618—vs
La Salle University room for 618$386k$21,426975vs
Iona University room for 519$269k$14,131994vs

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