Virginia Military Institute Women's Water Polo
Virginia Military Institute fields a women's water polo team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $473,864, below the median of $635k — $33,847 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's water polo programs. That leaves room for 10 under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 991, about the median of 992, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $993,776 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,134 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
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 room for 10
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$473,864 for the year
- Operating expenses$96,006 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$33,847 division median $30,406
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$993,776 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,134 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$18,075 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Danielle Montenegro head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Claire Poissonnier | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $473,864 $33,847 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $993,776
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $18,075
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,484 in-state · $51,186 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Virginia Military Institute
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem University (West Virginia) Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women | 120 | 18 | $243k | — | — |
Other women's water polo programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist University room for 2 | 22 | $888k | $40,349 | 992 | vs | |
| Wagner College 1 over cap | 25 | $582k | $23,286 | 992 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 3 | 21 | $538k | $25,616 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute room for 10 | 14 | $474k | $33,847 | 991 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 6 | 18 | $446k | $24,787 | 994 | vs | |
| Villanova University room for 3 | 21 | $420k | $20,014 | 1000 | vs | |
| Long Island University room for 10 | 14 | $387k | $27,618 | — | vs | |
| La Salle University room for 6 | 18 | $386k | $21,426 | 975 | vs | |
| Iona University room for 5 | 19 | $269k | $14,131 | 994 | vs |
Every Metro Conference women's water polo program · Women's Water Polo budgets ranked