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Division I · Northeast Conference

Central Connecticut State University Women's Basketball

New Britain, CT · the Blue Devils · Central Connecticut State University overview
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14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$1.2M
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$85,642
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
98% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Central Connecticut State University fields a women's basketball team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,199,000, well below the median of $2.2M — $85,642 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,945,042 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,842 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#331Team budgetof 360 · Division I#302Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#64APRof 360 · Division I
Team budget$1.2M
Spend per player$85,642
Roster size14
Coaching staff4
APR995

Team budgets across the division

$619k$13M
this programevery Division I women's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1150
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster14 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,199,000 for the year
  • Operating expenses$191,028 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$85,642 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,945,042 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,842 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$35,444 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kristin Caruso head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 1 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
  • Division I roster spots6,175 360 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 58 1.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

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About the school

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Campus

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7,917undergraduates · 9,712 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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76%admitted · of 8,282 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1180
ACT middle 50%19 – 29
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%

Women's Basketball

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14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate995
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,199,000 $85,643 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,945,042
Recruiting spend, women's
$35,444

Cost

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$17,207net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,026
Sticker, out-of-state$42,302
Average net price$17,207
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,562
$30–48k$12,817
$48–75k$15,178
$75–110k$18,572
$110k and up$21,300
Tuition & fees
$12,460 in-state · $25,736 out

Campus safety

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1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.00
Property0.23
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024

Majors

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23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business345 · 23%
Social sciences169 · 11%
Computer & information sciences149 · 10%
Psychology126 · 8%
Education100 · 7%

Research Central Connecticut State University

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 Basketball program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,207 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,917Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Central Connecticut State UniversityTrinity College (Connecticut) · 5 miUniversity of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) · 6 miUniversity of Hartford · 8 miWesleyan University (Connecticut) · 11 miPost University · 20 miQuinnipiac University · 20 miAlbertus Magnus College · 26 miSouthern Connecticut State University · 27 miYale University · 28 miUniversity of Connecticut · 28 miEastern Connecticut State University · 28 miUniversity of New Haven · 30 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference517$260k—34%
University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference617$205k—80%
University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England816$357k98183%
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference1111$266k—17%
Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference2016$426k——
Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference2016$2.5M100077%
Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference2617$94k—64%
Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference2713$733k—81%
Yale University Division I · The Ivy League2813$1.4M10005%
University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference2814$13M98954%
Eastern Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference2816$278k—81%
University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference3014$879k—81%

Other women's basketball programs in the Northeast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Long Island University 1 over cap16$2M$125,220—vs
Stonehill College 13 over cap28$1.9M$68,902—vs
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus 1 over cap16$1.7M$104,204964vs
Wagner College room for 114$1.6M$112,848990vs
Le Moyne College room for 213$1.4M$106,984—vs
Central Connecticut State University room for 114$1.2M$85,642995vs
Chicago State University room for 114$1.2M$83,867931vs
Mercyhurst University at cap15$1.1M$75,095—vs
University of New Haven room for 114$879k$62,817—vs

Every Northeast Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked