
University of Southern California
Elite ProgramLos Angeles, California · NCAA D1 · Big Ten
NCAA D1 · Big Ten
Explore colleges in California recruiting Women's Water Polo athletes, most popular programs first. Open any school to see its division, costs and coaches, or let our water polo recruiting platform email every coach for you.

Los Angeles, California · NCAA D1 · Big Ten
NCAA D1 · Big Ten

Stanford, California · NCAA D1 · Atlantic Coast
NCAA D1 · Atlantic Coast

Los Angeles, California · NCAA D1 · Big Ten
NCAA D1 · Big Ten

Berkeley, California · NCAA D1 · Atlantic Coast
NCAA D1 · Atlantic Coast

San Diego, California · NCAA D1 · Mountain West
NCAA D1 · Mountain West

Northridge, California · NCAA D1 · Big West
NCAA D1 · Big West
How the programs break down by division, conference, cost and size. Coaches verified November 2026.
California has 49 colleges with Women's Water Polo programs. Of those, 19 compete in NCAA Division I, 6 in NCAA Division II, 13 in NCAA Division III, 1 in the NAIA, 3 at the junior college level and 7 in other associations. The most popular programs are University of Southern California, Stanford University and University of California, Los Angeles. Their head coaches are Casey Moon at University of Southern California and James Robinson-O'Brien at University of California, Los Angeles. 12 schools compete in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the most common conference.
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University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles · Big Ten · Coach Casey Moon10% accepted
Stanford UniversityStanford · Atlantic Coast$18k net price · 4% accepted
University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles · Big Ten · Coach James Robinson-O'Brien$14.5k net price · 9% accepted
University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley · Atlantic Coast · Coach Coralie Simmons$16.5k net price · 11% accepted
Concordia University, IrvineIrvine · Pacific West · Coach Casey Greenawalt$29.4k net price · 66% accepted
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa · Pacific West$26.1k net price · 88% accepted
Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno · Pacific West · Coach Kara Pavlovic64% accepted
Biola UniversityLa Mirada · Pacific West$30.5k net price · 74% accepted
California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic · Coach Tim Settem$27.1k net price · 76% accepted
Pomona CollegeClaremont · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic7% accepted
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic · Coach Greg Lonzo10% accepted
University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz · Division III Independents · Coach Emma Myall$18.1k net price · 66% accepted
San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego · Coach Lucy Gates$8.1k net price
Mt. San Antonio CollegeWalnut · California Community College Athletic Association · Coach Chris Jackson$8.5k net price
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa · Nor-Cal · Coach Austin Stevenson$8.7k net price
Riverside City CollegeRiverside · California Community College Athletic Association · Coach Jason Northcott$10.2k net priceQuick answers about the programs and how to reach their coaches.
49 colleges in California have Women's Water Polo programs: 19 Division I, 6 Division II, 13 Division III, 1 NAIA and 3 Junior college.
19 colleges in California compete in NCAA Division I Women's Water Polo: California Baptist University, California State University, Fresno, California State University, Fullerton, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Northridge, Loyola Marymount University, Saint Mary's College of California, San Diego State University and 11 more.
6 colleges in California compete in NCAA Division II Women's Water Polo: Azusa Pacific University, Biola University, California State University, Monterey Bay, California State University, San Bernardino, Concordia University, Irvine and Fresno Pacific University.
13 colleges in California compete in NCAA Division III Women's Water Polo: California Institute of Technology, California Lutheran University, Chapman University, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Occidental College, Pitzer College, Pomona College and 5 more.
1 college in California competes in NAIA Women's Water Polo: University of California, Merced.
3 colleges in California compete in NJCAA junior college Women's Water Polo: Cypress College, Ohlone College and Saddleback College.
California State University, San Bernardino has the lowest average net price at $5,231 a year after grants and scholarships.
The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has the most Women's Water Polo programs in California.
Casey Moon (University of Southern California), James Robinson-O'Brien (University of California, Los Angeles), Coralie Simmons (University of California, Berkeley), Dana Ochsner (San Diego State University), Matt Warshaw (California State University, Northridge), Beth Harberts (San Jose State University), Emma Myall (University of California, Santa Barbara) and Emily Schmit (California State University, Long Beach).
There are 96 coaches recruiting Women's Water Polo in California. Start a free 7-day AthleticScholar trial to see who recruits your position and send personal messages from your own Gmail, with follow-ups until they reply.
The most popular programs at each level, with links to the full lists.
19 schools in California compete in NCAA Division I. The 12 most popular are listed below.
6 schools in California compete in NCAA Division II.
13 schools in California compete in NCAA Division III. The 12 most popular are listed below.
1 school in California competes in NAIA.
3 schools in California compete in NJCAA junior college.