Eastern Connecticut State University Softball
Eastern Connecticut State University fields a softball team in the Little East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $258,290, well above the median of $162k — $13,594 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III softball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III softball programs
Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$258,290 for the year
- Operating expenses$74,327 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,594 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$9,067 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Pepin head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,293 382 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 41 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; the softball 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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $258,290 $13,594 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $9,067
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,292 in-state · $16,624 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Eastern 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.
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 6 | 19 | $1.6M | 997 | 54% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 24 | 16 | $246k | — | 34% | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 25 | — | — | — | 24% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 25 | 20 | $266k | — | 17% | |
| University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England | 26 | 22 | $237k | 1000 | 83% | |
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 27 | 27 | $168k | — | 80% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 27 | 21 | $179k | — | 88% | |
| Mitchell College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 28 | 14 | $93k | — | 73% | |
| Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 28 | 29 | $740k | 977 | 76% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 31 | 21 | $180k | — | 83% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 32 | 23 | $153k | — | 70% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 32 | 20 | $325k | — | 97% |
Other softball programs in the Little East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Connecticut State University | 30 | $336k | $11,190 | — | vs | |
| Vermont State University Castleton | 41 | $286k | $6,972 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 19 | $258k | $13,594 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | 22 | $211k | $9,577 | — | vs | |
| University of Southern Maine | 24 | $205k | $8,543 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 18 | $184k | $10,204 | — | vs | |
| Rhode Island College | 21 | $149k | $7,099 | — | vs | |
| Keene State College | 19 | $144k | $7,595 | — | vs | |
| Plymouth State University | 25 | $137k | $5,474 | — | vs |
Every Little East Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked