Whittier College Women's Water Polo
Whittier College fields a women's water polo team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $77,446, well below the median of $131k — $7,040 per roster spot, upper half of Division III women's water polo programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 19 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$77,446 for the year
- Operating expenses$20,435 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,040 division median $6,638
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$10,079 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Preslav Djippov head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school water polo players18,023 2024-25
- Division III roster spots339 19 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Water Polo
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $77,446 $7,041 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $10,079
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $49,864
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →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.
Women's Water Polo programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Women | 5 | 24 | $548k | — | 60% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 11 | 28 | $452k | — | 87% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 14 | $109k | — | 3% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Golden Coast Conference | 13 | 16 | $481k | — | 79% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 14 | 25 | $606k | 985 | 47% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 14 | 18 | $97k | — | 40% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo | 15 | 25 | $1.4M | 981 | 10% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 26 | $119k | — | 56% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 17 | 19 | $83k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 27 | $241k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 20 | $131k | — | 11% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · Golden Coast Conference | 22 | 25 | $1.3M | 986 | 40% |
Other women's water polo programs in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | 27 | $241k | $8,926 | — | vs | |
| University of Redlands | 16 | $154k | $9,605 | — | vs | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges | 20 | $131k | $6,550 | — | vs | |
| Chapman University | 26 | $119k | $4,578 | — | vs | |
| California Institute of Technology | 14 | $109k | $7,812 | — | vs | |
| California Lutheran University | 19 | $107k | $5,620 | — | vs | |
| Occidental College | 18 | $97k | $5,367 | — | vs | |
| University of La Verne | 19 | $83k | $4,369 | — | vs | |
| Whittier College | 11 | $77k | $7,040 | — | vs |
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