College Sports - Water Polo
Schools sponsored varsity Water Polo teams in 2024:
| # of Scholarships | Average Athletic | ||||||||||
| # of | # of teams | Total Athletes | Average team size | limit per team | Scholarship | ||||||
| Division | Schools | Men's | Women's | Men | Women | Men's | Women's | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| NCAA I | 40 | 27 | 36 | 651 | 778 | 24 | 22 | 4.5 | 8 | 16,624 | 17,735 |
| NCAA II | 13 | 8 | 13 | 178 | 255 | 22 | 20 | 4.5 | 8 | 7,217 | 8,047 |
| NCAA III | 22 | 17 | 20 | 309 | 283 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| NAIA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 11 | - | - | 7,191 | 6,984 |
| CCCAA | 45 | 34 | 45 | 572 | 623 | 16 | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 122 | 88 | 116 | 1,741 | 1,961 | 20 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
Water Polo is an NCAA equivalency sport, so partial scholarships can be awarded to meet the limit per school. For example, an NCAA I school can award 9 male players each a 1/2 scholarship and still meet the limit of 4.5 per team. See our page on scholarship limits for more information.
* Avr Athletic Scholarship is the average annual amount of athletically related student aid per athlete for ALL varsity sports sponsored by the specific school. Some athletes receive full awards, some receive partial and many receive none. Additionally some sports within a school may be fully funded, some partially and some sports provide no athletic scholarships. Private schools generally have higher tuition than public schools and the average award will reflect this. 2016 Water Polo
Odds of a High School Water Polo Player competing in College 2024:
| Male | Female | |
| Number of US High School Water Polo Players 2019-20 | 22,929 | 22,174 |
| Number of College Water Polo Players | 1,741 | 1,961 |
| % of US High School Water Polo Players competing at any College Level | 6.70% | 7.90% |
| % of US High School Water Polo Players Competing at NCAA I Schools | 2.30% | 2.90% |
| Odds of a US High School Water Polo Player making any College Roster | 15:1 | 13:1 |
| Odds of a US High School Water Polo Player making an NCAA I Roster | 44:1 | 34:1 |
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