Western Connecticut State University Women's Track & Field
Western Connecticut State University fields a women's track & field team in the Little East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, well below the median of 39, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $72,798, below the median of $84k — $6,618 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III women's track & field programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 338 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$72,798 for the year
- Operating expenses$15,604 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,618 division median $2,075
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Budd 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 track & field players513,808 2024-25
- Division III roster spots16,927 338 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 30 3.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; the women's track & field 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 Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $72,798 $6,618 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 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 Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 16 | 269 | $1.2M | 987 | 68% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 21 | 35 | $179k | — | 64% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 26 | 117 | $465k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 26 | 101 | $415k | — | 81% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League | 27 | — | — | 986 | 14% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 28 | 130 | $1M | 994 | 5% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 29 | 112 | $1.6M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Independent | 29 | 8 | $22k | — | 85% | |
| Mount Saint Mary College (New York) Division III · Skyline Conference | 30 | 26 | $45k | — | 82% | |
| Vassar College Division III · Liberty League | 31 | 39 | $117k | — | 18% | |
| Marist University Division I · Metro Conference | 34 | 142 | $777k | 1000 | 65% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 36 | 50 | $292k | — | 82% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Little East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern Maine | 81 | $182k | $2,249 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | 59 | $174k | $2,943 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 66 | $134k | $2,035 | — | vs | |
| Plymouth State University | 71 | $118k | $1,664 | — | vs | |
| Keene State College | 79 | $108k | $1,372 | — | vs | |
| Western Connecticut State University | 11 | $73k | $6,618 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 31 | $61k | $1,960 | — | vs | |
| Vermont State University Castleton | 34 | $60k | $1,764 | — | vs | |
| Rhode Island College | 16 | $53k | $3,296 | — | vs |
Every Little East Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked