Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Bates College Women's Volleyball
Lewiston, ME · the Bobcats · Bates College overview
20
Roster
2024–25 season
$229k
Team budget
88th percentile in Division III
$11,439
Per roster spot
median $7,431
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
13%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Bates College fields a women's volleyball team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $228,792, well above the median of $138k — $11,439 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III women's volleyball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#50Team budgetof 400 · Division III#74Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#112Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III women's volleyball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$228,792 for the year
- Operating expenses$48,261 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,439 division median $7,431
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$41,109 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Carissa Bradford head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school volleyball players492,799 2024-25
- Division III roster spots7,445 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; the women's volleyball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,753undergraduates · 1,753 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →13%admitted · of 8,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $228,792 $11,440 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $41,109
Cost
Full picture →$26,658net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,478
Campus safety
Full picture →4.55violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 14 fields · Bachelor's
Research Bates College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Volleyball program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions13% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,658 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,753Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.55 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 18 | 20 | $248k | — | 8% | |
| Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 24 | 19 | $200k | — | 82% | |
| University of Southern Maine Division III · Little East Conference | 31 | 18 | $132k | — | 79% | |
| Thomas College Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 39 | 12 | $119k | — | 97% | |
| Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 41 | 25 | $287k | — | 7% | |
| University of New England Division III · Conference of New England | 46 | 13 | $116k | — | 89% | |
| Maine Maritime Academy Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 72 | 16 | $145k | — | 61% | |
| University of New Hampshire Division I · America East Conference | 76 | 20 | $1.2M | 984 | 87% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference | 78 | 21 | $124k | — | 91% | |
| Husson University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 86 | 16 | $117k | — | 86% | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 97 | 18 | $274k | — | 96% | |
| Colby-Sawyer College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 101 | 14 | $64k | — | 90% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby College | 25 | $287k | $11,473 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 20 | $277k | $13,859 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 21 | $275k | $13,118 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 15 | $261k | $17,422 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 24 | $259k | $10,783 | — | vs | |
| Hamilton College | 17 | $249k | $14,636 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 20 | $248k | $12,424 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 18 | $241k | $13,370 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | 20 | $229k | $11,439 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 18 | $197k | $10,957 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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