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Best Men's Water Polo Programs, Ranked by Operating Budget
A program's operating budget shows how much it spends to run the team day to day — from travel and equipment to coaching staff. Below, we've ranked all 86 men's Water Polo programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across men's Water Polo programs is $66,130, with average recruiting spend around $37,375. Programs with larger budgets don't always offer more aid, but they tend to signal a higher level of institutional commitment.
Use this ranking to compare program spending, then read our guide on stacking athletic, academic, and need-based aid.
Programs
86
Avg. Op. Budget
$66,130
Avg. Recruiting
$37,375
Avg. Revenue
$306,340
Top programs
Showing 10 of 86 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Recruiting
Revenue
1
1. University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Operating Budget
$275,785
Recruiting
$200,737
Revenue
$1,337,567
2
2. Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Operating Budget
$271,070
Recruiting
$66,883
Revenue
$653,063
3
3. University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Operating Budget
$255,066
Recruiting
$209,902
Revenue
$1,404,427
4
4. Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Operating Budget
$243,220
Recruiting
$114,132
Revenue
$1,314,988
5
5. Brown University
Providence, RI
Operating Budget
$241,656
Recruiting
$46,186
Revenue
$848,870
6
6. Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Operating Budget
$182,825
Recruiting
$70,099
Revenue
$1,149,290
7
7. University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
Operating Budget
$162,405
Recruiting
$44,650
Revenue
$713,380
8
8. University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Operating Budget
$133,762
Recruiting
$40,341
Revenue
$585,070
9
9. University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Operating Budget
$130,270
Recruiting
$553,941
Revenue
$1,343,147
10
10. California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
Operating Budget
$124,285
Recruiting
$18,459
Revenue
$686,091
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