Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Softball
Worcester, MA · the Engineers · Worcester Polytechnic Institute overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$218k
Team budget
77th percentile in Division III
$11,448
Per roster spot
median $7,623
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
58%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Worcester Polytechnic Institute fields a softball team in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $217,517, above the median of $162k — $11,448 per roster spot, top quarter 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).
#87Team budgetof 382 · Division III#51Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#238Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$217,517 for the year
- Operating expenses$79,230 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,448 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$23,964 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Ross 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 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
General NCAA rule for Division III; the softball 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 →5,453undergraduates · 7,353 students in all
Women 34% Men 66%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 11,809 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Softball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $217,517 $11,448 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $23,964
Cost
Full picture →$47,799net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $58,870
Campus safety
Full picture →0.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →62%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 13 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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.
Softball program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$47,799 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 62%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,453Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.26 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 2 | 30 | $452k | — | 87% | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 20 | $146k | — | 42% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 18 | $115k | — | 90% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 3 | 18 | $800k | 1000 | 21% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 17 | 21 | $179k | — | 88% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | 21 | $114k | — | 85% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 19 | $70k | — | 90% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 25 | 16 | $55k | — | 74% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 26 | 22 | $256k | — | 14% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 26 | 24 | $77k | — | 89% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 28 | 21 | $211k | — | 20% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 28 | 23 | $1M | 993 | 66% |
Other softball programs in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellesley College | 22 | $256k | $11,632 | — | vs | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 20 | $249k | $12,440 | — | vs | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 19 | $218k | $11,448 | — | vs | |
| Babson College | 21 | $211k | $10,027 | — | vs | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 20 | $201k | $10,068 | — | vs | |
| Emerson College | 15 | $164k | $10,960 | — | vs | |
| Springfield College | 23 | $153k | $6,663 | — | vs | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) | 20 | $146k | $7,280 | — | vs | |
| Salve Regina University | 20 | $140k | $7,012 | — | vs | |
| Smith College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy | — | — | — | — | vs |
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