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Division III · Conference of New England

Western New England University Softball

Springfield, MA · the WNE · Western New England University overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$180k
Team budget
59th percentile in Division III
$8,589
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Western New England University fields a softball team in the Conference of New England (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $180,369, above the median of $162k — $8,589 per roster spot, upper half of Division III softball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III softball programs

Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$180k
Spend per player$8,589
Roster size21
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$27k$749k
this programevery Division III softball program

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$180,369 for the year
  • Operating expenses$67,010 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,589 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$15,496 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Amanda Novak head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots8,293 382 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 41 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

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2,584undergraduates · 3,574 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
83%admitted · of 6,534 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1310
ACT middle 50%25 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%
21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$180,369 $8,589 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$15,496
$31,548net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$64,390
Average net price$31,548
Net price by family income
$0–30k$28,987
$30–48k$26,284
$48–75k$27,102
$75–110k$30,277
$110k and up$33,983
Tuition & fees
$46,430

Campus safety

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0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.82
Property0.18
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business150 · 29%
Engineering75 · 15%
Health professions & nursing53 · 10%
Engineering technologies48 · 9%
Psychology33 · 6%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Western New England UniversityAmerican International College · 2 miSpringfield College · 2 miElms College · 5 miWestfield State University · 14 miSmith College · 15 miAmherst College · 18 miUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst · 19 miUniversity of Hartford · 24 miUniversity of Connecticut · 25 miUniversity of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) · 25 miTrinity College (Connecticut) · 27 miNichols College · 31 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference220$325k—97%
Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference223$153k—70%
Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference515$37k—88%
Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference1423$99k—81%
Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference15———20%
Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference1815$289k—10%
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference1918$1.2M98458%
University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England2422$237k100083%
University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference2519$1.6M99754%
University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference2527$168k—80%
Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference2716$246k—34%
Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England3121$179k—88%

Other softball programs in the Conference of New England

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Hartford22$237k$10,7761000vs
Suffolk University18$205k$11,396—vs
Johnson & Wales University (Providence)24$183k$7,623—vs
Western New England University21$180k$8,589—vs
Nichols College21$179k$8,546—vs
Wentworth Institute of Technology19$167k$8,809—vs
Roger Williams University19$157k$8,245—vs
Gordon College15$124k$8,244—vs
University of New England20$120k$5,992—vs
Endicott College23$113k$4,901—vs
Curry College24$108k$4,482—vs

Every Conference of New England softball program · Softball budgets ranked