Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
Widener University Women's Soccer
Chester, PA · the Pride · Widener University overview
27
Roster
2024–25 season
$116k
Team budget
30th percentile in Division III
$4,285
Per roster spot
median $5,134
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
84%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Widener University fields a women's soccer team in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $115,719, below the median of $146k — $4,285 per roster spot, lower half of Division III women's soccer programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#282Team budgetof 400 · Division III#275Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#224Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$115,719 for the year
- Operating expenses$13,597 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,285 division median $5,134
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$12,667 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Franks head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brian Thomsen | Women's Soccer Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sam Thach | Assistant Women's Soccer Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kate Griffin | Assistant Women's Soccer Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 soccer players393,048 2024-25
- Division III roster spots11,436 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 34 2.9% 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 →2,811undergraduates · 5,610 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →84%admitted · of 7,167 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1260
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $115,719 $4,286 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $12,667
Cost
Full picture →$30,720net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $53,638
Campus safety
Full picture →1.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →38%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Widener 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 Soccer program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions84% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,720 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 38%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.87 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 3 | 31 | $250k | — | 7% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 5 | 24 | $95k | — | 76% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 7 | 17 | $29k | — | 95% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 10 | 27 | $167k | — | 13% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 11 | 29 | $563k | 1000 | 6% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 11 | 29 | $1.1M | 999 | 78% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 11 | 28 | $1.1M | 1000 | 86% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 12 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 12 | 40 | $734k | — | 86% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 12 | 34 | $1.9M | 1000 | 25% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 13 | 30 | $136k | — | 94% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 13 | 30 | $1.9M | 1000 | 83% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood College | 24 | $150k | $6,249 | — | vs | |
| Messiah University | 30 | $147k | $4,909 | — | vs | |
| Stevenson University | 34 | $146k | $4,281 | — | vs | |
| Eastern University | 30 | $136k | $4,545 | — | vs | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | 38 | $130k | $3,427 | — | vs | |
| Widener University | 27 | $116k | $4,285 | — | vs | |
| Alvernia University | 25 | $107k | $4,279 | — | vs | |
| Neumann University | 24 | $95k | $3,974 | — | vs | |
| Albright College | 21 | $69k | $3,275 | — | vs |
Every Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked