Western Connecticut State University Women's Basketball
Western Connecticut State University fields a women's basketball team in the Little East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $175,231, about the median of $172k — $13,479 per roster spot, upper 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
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$175,231 for the year
- Operating expenses$46,510 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,479 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$3,129 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Conlon 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
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $175,231 $13,479 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $3,129
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 →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.
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 16 | 14 | $2M | 995 | 68% | |
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 19 | 16 | $3.4M | 1000 | 45% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 21 | 19 | $565k | — | 64% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 21 | 16 | $426k | — | — | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 26 | 14 | $879k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 26 | 13 | $733k | — | 81% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League | 27 | — | — | 1000 | 14% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 27 | 17 | $94k | — | 64% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 28 | 13 | $1.4M | 1000 | 5% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 28 | 13 | $123k | — | 73% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 29 | 16 | $2.5M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 29 | 15 | $134k | — | 85% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Little East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont State University Castleton | 44 | $313k | $7,113 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 16 | $278k | $17,386 | — | vs | |
| University of Southern Maine | 21 | $210k | $9,979 | — | vs | |
| Rhode Island College | 14 | $204k | $14,577 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | 17 | $204k | $11,983 | — | vs | |
| Keene State College | 15 | $189k | $12,575 | — | vs | |
| Western Connecticut State University | 13 | $175k | $13,479 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 13 | $163k | $12,543 | — | vs | |
| Plymouth State University | 16 | $95k | $5,943 | — | vs |
Every Little East Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked