2023 Top Far Western US Region Men's Waterpolo Schools
10Colleges
$51,698Avg Tuition & Fees*
71%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
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After analyzing 10 schools in the Far Western US Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Men's Waterpolo athletes in the Far Western US Region. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the athletic competitiveness of the school and the school's overall quality. This means that a school must provide students with a great education in addition to having a good sports team if it wants to rank well.
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Top Colleges in the Far Western US Region for Men's Waterpolo athletes in the Far Western US Region
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school for Men’s Waterpolo athletes in the Far Western US Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Los Angeles, California, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 5,642 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Water Polo team at USC made $904,520 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 981 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, USC is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #2 on our list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for Men’s Waterpolo athletes in the Far Western US Region working on their bachelor’s degree. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 10,103 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Water Polo team at UC Berkeley brought home $229,621 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 980.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Waterpolo athletes in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 9,851 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Water Polo team at UCLA made $1,112,576 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 994.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, UCLA is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,699 students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Water Polo team at Stanford took home $964,378 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Stanford also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of the Pacific. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 869 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Water Polo team at Pacific brought home $555,920 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 983.
Pacific also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Pepperdine University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Waterpolo in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Malibu, California. It awarded 921 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Water Polo team at Pepperdine brought home $886,382 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 991.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Pepperdine also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Waterpolo in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSB is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 6,839 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Water Polo team at UCSB brought home $417,857 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 960.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. On top of its placing in this ranking, UCSB also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of California - Davis landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Waterpolo in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,615 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Water Polo team at UC Davis made $580,326 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 967.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Davis also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Loyola Marymount University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Waterpolo in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,787 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Water Polo team at Loyola Marymount brought home $625,005 in revenue in a single year. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Marymount also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of California - Irvine landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Waterpolo in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Irvine, California, the large public school awarded 9,011 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Water Polo team at UC Irvine took home $422,843 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 981.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UC Irvine also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 10 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
