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Best D1 Men's Water Polo Programs in California, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 15 D1 men's Water Polo programs in California by academic score — a composite of retention rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average retention rate across D1 men's Water Polo programs in California is 90%, with an average graduation rate of 85%, and median earnings around $82,986.
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Programs
15
Avg. Retention
90%
Avg. Grad Rate
85%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$82,986
Top programs
Showing 15 of 15 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$124,080
2
2. University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$92,446
3
3. University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
93%
Earnings (10YR)
$92,498
4
4. Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$109,183
5
5. University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
93%
Earnings (10YR)
$82,511
6
6. University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
Retention
93%
Grad Rate
89%
Earnings (10YR)
$80,838
7
7. University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$80,735
8
8. University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$74,915
9
9. Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
85%
Earnings (10YR)
$82,939
10
10. Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Retention
88%
Grad Rate
82%
Earnings (10YR)
$78,349
11
11. University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
Retention
89%
Grad Rate
74%
Earnings (10YR)
$78,445
12
12. San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
76%
Earnings (10YR)
$78,988
13
13. California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
83%
Earnings (10YR)
$64,403
14
14. California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
80%
Earnings (10YR)
$62,951
15
15. California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
60%
Earnings (10YR)
$61,504
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