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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 16 D3 men's Water Polo programs by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary 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
16
Avg. Op. Budget
$49,683
Top programs
Showing 10 of 16 programs.
Rank
Program
Aid/Athlete
Op. Budget
Recruiting
1
1. University of Redlands
Redlands, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$71,672
Recruiting
$5,138
2
2. California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$48,817
Recruiting
$2,291
3
3. Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$105,652
Recruiting
$8,311
4
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$53,399
Recruiting
$2,333
5
5. Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$20,727
Recruiting
$2,620
6
6. Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$20,727
Recruiting
$2,620
7
7. Austin College
Sherman, TX
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$98,897
Recruiting
$2,477
8
8. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$49,053
Recruiting
$3,778
9
9. Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$41,557
Recruiting
$2,899
10
10. Connecticut College
New London, CT
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$81,482
Recruiting
$2,375
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