Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
Whittier College Men's Water Polo
Whittier, CA · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Whittier College overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$73k
Team budget
0th percentile in Division III
$3,831
Per roster spot
median $7,031
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Whittier College fields a men's water polo team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 20, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $72,807, below the median of $117k — $3,831 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III men's water polo programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 17 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$72,807 for the year
- Operating expenses$26,018 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,831 division median $7,031
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$8,994 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Preslav Djippov head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school water polo players21,756 2024-25
- Division III roster spots345 17 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 63 1.6% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →813undergraduates · 859 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 2,797 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Men's Water Polo
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $72,807 $3,832 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $8,994
Cost
Full picture →$32,436net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $49,864
Campus safety
Full picture →2.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Whittier College
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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,436 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 813Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Men | 5 | 26 | $459k | — | 60% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 11 | 22 | $495k | — | 87% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 14 | $117k | — | 3% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 14 | 28 | $605k | 990 | 47% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 14 | 22 | $109k | — | 40% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 15 | 26 | $1.3M | 981 | 10% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 27 | $169k | — | 56% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 17 | 17 | $93k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 29 | $204k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 22 | $114k | — | 11% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 22 | 25 | $970k | 1000 | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 24 | 28 | $1.5M | 994 | 9% |
Other men's water polo programs in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | 29 | $204k | $7,031 | — | vs | |
| Chapman University | 27 | $169k | $6,270 | — | vs | |
| University of Redlands | 28 | $166k | $5,939 | — | vs | |
| California Institute of Technology | 14 | $117k | $8,323 | — | vs | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges | 22 | $114k | $5,178 | — | vs | |
| California Lutheran University | 28 | $111k | $3,962 | — | vs | |
| Occidental College | 22 | $109k | $4,953 | — | vs | |
| University of La Verne | 17 | $93k | $5,494 | — | vs | |
| Whittier College | 19 | $73k | $3,831 | — | vs |
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