Wagner College Women's Water Polo
Wagner College fields a women's water polo team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $582,150, about the median of $635k — $23,286 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's water polo programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (12 of 36 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 992, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,251,886 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,891 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
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$582,150 for the year
- Operating expenses$44,315 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,286 division median $30,406
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,251,886 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,891 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$30,077 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Hower head coach | Head 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church in America
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $582,150 $23,286 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,251,886
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $30,077
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $52,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Water Polo programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 27 | 19 | $269k | 994 | 91% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Metro Conference | 30 | 14 | $387k | — | 90% | |
| Princeton University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 35 | 16 | $528k | 992 | 4% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Metro Conference | 69 | 18 | $386k | 975 | 86% | |
| Marist University Division I · Metro Conference | 77 | 22 | $888k | 992 | 65% | |
| Villanova University Division I · Metro Conference | 77 | 21 | $420k | 1000 | 25% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 116 | 12 | $180k | — | 38% | |
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 146 | 18 | $446k | 994 | 71% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 148 | 19 | $504k | 987 | 32% |
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