Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Tufts University Women's Basketball
Medford, MA · the Jumbos · Tufts University overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$267k
Team budget
85th percentile in Division III
$17,790
Per roster spot
median $10,634
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Tufts University fields a women's basketball team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $266,850, well above the median of $172k — $17,790 per roster spot, top quarter 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).
#60Team budgetof 401 · Division III#46Spend per playerof 401 · Division III#221Roster sizeof 401 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III women's basketball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$266,850 for the year
- Operating expenses$45,980 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,790 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$44,639 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Meredith Mesaris 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 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →6,877undergraduates · 13,274 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →10%admitted · of 34,003 applicants
SAT middle 50%1460 – 1550
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $266,850 $17,790 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $44,639
Cost
Full picture →$33,333net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,844
Campus safety
Full picture →1.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Tufts 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions10% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,333 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,877Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.05 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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 2 | 12 | $32k | — | 94% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 15 | $1.8M | 1000 | 3% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 4 | 16 | $171k | — | 5% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 4 | 16 | $2.4M | 995 | 11% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 5 | 16 | $87k | — | 85% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 5 | 12 | $197k | — | 47% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 5 | 17 | $128k | — | 81% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 5 | 17 | $3M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 5 | 13 | $168k | — | 85% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 6 | 15 | $1.3M | — | 48% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 6 | 15 | $6.2M | 980 | 16% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 8 | 17 | $204k | — | 83% |
Other women's basketball programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdoin College | 13 | $407k | $31,281 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | 15 | $347k | $23,121 | — | vs | |
| Hamilton College | 16 | $342k | $21,382 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 15 | $332k | $22,103 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 11 | $310k | $28,226 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 16 | $300k | $18,780 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 15 | $267k | $17,790 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 11 | $266k | $24,194 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 17 | $260k | $15,268 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 16 | $221k | $13,782 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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