Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Worcester State University Women's Basketball
Worcester, MA · the Lancers · Worcester State University overview
11
Roster
2024–25 season
$219k
Team budget
72nd percentile in Division III
$19,909
Per roster spot
median $10,634
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Worcester State University fields a women's basketball team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $219,005, above the median of $172k — $19,909 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III women's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 401 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#113Team budgetof 401 · Division III#30Spend per playerof 401 · Division III#378Roster sizeof 401 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$219,005 for the year
- Operating expenses$145,882 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,909 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$3,937 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Tessmer 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 basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division III roster spots6,663 401 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% 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 →4,734undergraduates · 5,611 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 4,745 applicants
SAT middle 50%1008 – 1280
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $219,005 $19,910 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $3,937
Cost
Full picture →$14,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,286 in-state · $17,366 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Worcester 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 Basketball program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,307 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,734Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.68 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 16 | $239k | — | 42% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 18 | $327k | — | 58% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 2 | 15 | $842k | — | 87% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 3 | 13 | $2M | 1000 | 21% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 16 | $133k | — | 88% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 21 | 20 | $51k | — | 85% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 16 | $92k | — | 90% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 26 | 11 | $79k | — | 74% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 28 | 13 | $284k | — | 14% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 28 | 18 | $99k | — | 89% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 29 | 25 | $1.8M | 991 | 66% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 30 | 17 | $266k | — | 20% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester State University | 11 | $219k | $19,909 | — | vs | |
| Westfield State University | 18 | $143k | $7,942 | — | vs | |
| Bridgewater State University | 16 | $139k | $8,698 | — | vs | |
| Fitchburg State University | 16 | $92k | $5,759 | — | vs | |
| Salem State University | 16 | $52k | $3,234 | — | vs | |
| Framingham State University | 20 | $51k | $2,530 | — | vs | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | — | — | — | — | vs |
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