Rivier University Women's Basketball
Rivier University fields a women's basketball team in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $120,079, below the median of $172k — $8,577 per roster spot, lower half of Division III women's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 401 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$120,079 for the year
- Operating expenses$48,491 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,577 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$10,269 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Deanna Purcell 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 basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division III roster spots6,663 401 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; the women's basketball 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $120,079 $8,577 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $10,269
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,791
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rivier 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts Lowell Division I · America East Conference | 9 | 15 | $2M | 985 | 85% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 17 | 15 | $983k | — | 78% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Metro Conference | 18 | 21 | $2M | — | 74% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | 16 | $92k | — | 90% | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 21 | 12 | $575k | — | 96% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 27 | 15 | $1.3M | — | 48% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 28 | 16 | $385k | — | 35% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 28 | 18 | $99k | — | 89% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 29 | 15 | $267k | — | 10% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 29 | 21 | $154k | — | 82% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 30 | 12 | $32k | — | 94% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 30 | 15 | $1.8M | 1000 | 3% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) | 17 | $205k | $12,081 | — | vs | |
| Norwich University | 14 | $203k | $14,525 | — | vs | |
| New England College | 15 | $201k | $13,384 | — | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's College (Maine) | 15 | $201k | $13,376 | — | vs | |
| Lasell University | 21 | $154k | $7,319 | — | vs | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) | 17 | $128k | $7,540 | — | vs | |
| Rivier University | 14 | $120k | $8,577 | — | vs | |
| Elms College | 15 | $106k | $7,066 | — | vs | |
| Mitchell College | 10 | $100k | $10,027 | — | vs | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) | 18 | $99k | $5,483 | — | vs | |
| Albertus Magnus College | 17 | $94k | $5,510 | — | vs | |
| Colby-Sawyer College | 16 | $86k | $5,375 | — | vs | |
| Dean College | 11 | $79k | $7,138 | — | vs |
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