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Best D3 Men's Water Polo Programs, Ranked by Resources
Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 18 D3 men's Water Polo programs by investment score — a composite built from estimated aid per athlete, operating budget, and coaching staff size relative to its peers.
with an average operating budget of $49,683, and rosters of about 19 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.
Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.
Programs
18
Avg. Op. Budget
$49,683
Top programs
Showing 10 of 18 programs.
Rank
Program
Revenue
Op. Budget
Est. Aid/Athlete
1
1. Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Est. Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$105,652
2
2. Connecticut College
New London, CT
Est. Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$81,482
3
3. Austin College
Sherman, TX
Est. Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$98,897
4
4. University of Redlands
Redlands, CA
Est. Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$71,672
5
5. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Est. Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$49,053
6
6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Est. Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$53,399
Est. Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$83,406
8
8. Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
Est. Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$20,727
9
9. Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Est. Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$20,727
10
10. California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
Est. Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$48,817
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