Division III · Little East Conference
Western Connecticut State University Women's Volleyball
Danbury, CT · the Wolves · Western Connecticut State University overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$213k
Team budget
85th percentile in Division III
$12,515
Per roster spot
median $7,431
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Western Connecticut State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Little East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $212,757, well above the median of $138k — $12,515 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III women's volleyball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#61Team budgetof 400 · Division III#50Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#226Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III women's volleyball program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$212,757 for the year
- Operating expenses$59,567 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,515 division median $7,431
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Don Ferguson 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 volleyball players492,799 2024-25
- Division III roster spots7,445 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% 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 →3,542undergraduates · 4,137 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 5,457 applicants
SAT middle 50%840 – 1150
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $212,757 $12,515 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $3,129
Cost
Full picture →$16,527net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,763 in-state · $16,095 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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 Volleyball program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,527 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,542Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.56 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 16 | 22 | $1.2M | 989 | 68% | |
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 19 | 20 | $1.2M | 974 | 45% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 21 | 20 | $297k | — | 64% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 21 | 13 | $410k | — | — | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 26 | 16 | $557k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 26 | 18 | $366k | — | 81% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League | 27 | — | — | 977 | 14% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 27 | 16 | $73k | — | 64% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 28 | 19 | $823k | 992 | 5% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 28 | 14 | $50k | — | 73% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 29 | 14 | $1.3M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 29 | 16 | $93k | — | 85% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Little East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Connecticut State University | 17 | $213k | $12,515 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 16 | $191k | $11,966 | — | vs | |
| Vermont State University Castleton | 33 | $176k | $5,341 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | 18 | $173k | $9,620 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 12 | $138k | $11,534 | — | vs | |
| University of Southern Maine | 18 | $132k | $7,327 | — | vs | |
| Plymouth State University | 21 | $124k | $5,919 | — | vs | |
| Keene State College | 16 | $106k | $6,601 | — | vs | |
| Rhode Island College | 17 | $65k | $3,846 | — | vs |
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