Westfield 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.
Westfield State University is a public master's university in Westfield, MA (suburb setting), with 3,788 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 81% of 6,273 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $35,776 a year for out-of-state students and $29,696 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,723 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 55% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in criminal justice & protective services, business, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 1.6 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half 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 Westfield State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 62 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,882 in-state · $17,962 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Westfield 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.
Westfield State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 3 | $117k | $3,894 | — | |
| Baseball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $183k | $4,698 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $143k | $9,555 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $143k | $7,942 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $82k | $4,554 | — | |
| Football | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 81 | — | 1 | $208k | $2,564 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $19k | $1,184 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Little East Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $20k | $2,168 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $178k | $7,411 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $85k | $3,385 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $71k | $2,210 | — | |
| Softball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $99k | $4,289 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Little East Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $59k | $2,694 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 105 | — | 1 | $142k | $1,356 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 90 | — | 1 | $141k | $1,568 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $50k | $2,508 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.