Western Connecticut State University
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.
Western Connecticut State University is a public master's university in Danbury, CT (city setting), with 3,542 undergraduates (54% women). It admitted 81% of 5,457 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 840–1150 on the SAT and 20–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $33,884 a year for out-of-state students and $30,552 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,527 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 50% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, psychology. The campus reported 0.56 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 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 Western Connecticut State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,763 in-state · $16,095 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Western 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.
Western Connecticut State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Little East Conference | 30 | — | 6 | $216k | $7,184 | — | |
| Baseball | Little East Conference | 55 | — | 1 | $328k | $5,970 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Little East Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $264k | $12,579 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Little East Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $175k | $13,479 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Little East Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $15k | $2,176 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Little East Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $15k | $2,467 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Little East Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $193k | $9,192 | — | |
| Football | Landmark Conference | 142 | — | 1 | $593k | $4,174 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Little East Conference | 17 | — | 3 | $45k | $2,620 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Little East Conference | 10 | — | 3 | $17k | $1,723 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Little East Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Little East Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Little East Conference | 55 | — | 1 | $290k | $5,270 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Little East Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $193k | $10,169 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Little East Conference | 38 | — | 1 | $232k | $6,105 | — | |
| Softball | Little East Conference | 30 | — | 1 | $336k | $11,190 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Little East Conference | 10 | — | 4 | $51k | $5,094 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Little East Conference | 9 | — | 4 | $42k | $4,703 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Little East Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $73k | $2,821 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Little East Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $73k | $6,618 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Little East Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $213k | $12,515 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.