Dean College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Dean College is a private baccalaureate college in Franklin, MA (suburb setting), with 1,151 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 74% of 5,382 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $66,652 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $31,472 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 37% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in visual & performing arts, kinesiology, parks & recreation, business. The campus reported 6.11 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Dean College ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 59 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $44,960
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Dean 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.
Dean College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 2 | $88k | $3,979 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 51 | — | 1 | $135k | $2,651 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $144k | $5,987 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $79k | $7,138 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $21k | $1,886 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $16k | $2,319 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 4 | $103k | $4,925 | — | |
| Football | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 78 | — | 1 | $335k | $4,290 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $19k | $1,869 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $115k | $2,728 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $69k | $4,917 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 36 | — | 1 | $90k | $2,512 | — | |
| Softball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $55k | $3,458 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 2 | $67k | $4,809 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $73k | $3,183 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.