Water Polo at the Top Colleges

Water polo is an NCAA sport played at the highly selective colleges by both men and women. Overall, 14 of the 61 highly selective colleges have men’s water polo teams and 14 of the 61 highly selective colleges have women’s water polo teams, with a total of 545 players across all the colleges.

Of the 14 colleges with men’s water polo teams, 7 of them belong in Division 1 with 176 players and 7 of them belong in Division 3 with 106 players, totaling 282 players together in the 2021/2022 season.

Of the 14 colleges with women’s water polo teams, 9 of them belong in Division 1 with 214 players and 5 of them belong in Division 3 with 49 players totaling 263 players together in the 2021/2022 season.

Water Polo NCAA Rules and Calendar for Athlete Recruitment

How do top colleges in Division 1 select their athlete recruits?

Athlete Recruitment to a Top NCAA Division 3 College

List of Highly Selective Colleges with Water Polo Teams

Below is a list of the top colleges that play water polo and the NCAA Division they belong in.

All data is compiled directly from the colleges’ athletic websites

Waterpolo at Highly Selective Colleges
Men's Women's
DivisionWaterpoloWaterpolo
Brown UniversityIYesYes
California Institute of Technology IIIYesYes
Claremont McKenna College (incl Harvey Mudd)IIIYesYes
Harvard UniversityIYesYes
Harvey Mudd College (comb w/Claremont McKenna)IIIYesYes
John Hopkins University IIIYesNo
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyIIIYesNo
Pitzer College IIIYesYes
Pomona College IIIYesYes
Princeton University IYesYes
Rice University INoNo
Stanford University IYesYes
University of California BerkeleyIYesYes
University of California Los AngelesIYesYes
University of Michigan INoYes
University of Southern California IYesYes
Villanova UniversityINoYes
Total Players282263

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Alex Irvine

Alex Irvine is a Product Development Associate and author for X Factor Admissions. He is a current UCLA junior who is majoring in history and has extensive personal experience in the college admissions process.

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