Division III
Little East Conference
9 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 4 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, CT
- Keene State CollegeKeene, NH
- Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, NH · football: Massachusetts State College Athletic Association
- Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, RI
- University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA
- University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA · football: Massachusetts State College Athletic Association
- University of Southern MainePortland, ME
- Vermont State UniversityRandolph, VT · football: New Jersey Athletic Conference
- Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, CT · football: Freedom Football Conference
At a glance
The median member against the median of every four-year college on the site, with the range from the lowest member to the highest. Each row has its own scale, starting at zero.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 reporting
87% · 79%–92%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 9 of 9 reporting
5.9K · 3.5K–21.3K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 9 of 9 reporting
3.6K · 2.7K–11.5K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 9 of 9 reporting
$24,047 · $19,643–$30,109
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 9 of 9 reporting
24% · 10%–50%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 9 of 9 reporting
52% · 40%–60%
· all 55%9 of 9 reporting
34% · 26%–42%
· all 34%
Over time
The median member each year. By default the line follows in every year, so it describes the same colleges throughout; switch to members at the time to see the conference as it was.
Applicants, median member · today's members in every year
Dashed: the median of every four-year college on the site. A year is left out when fewer than 80% of the members report it.
In total (members reporting both years): 9 members received 71.3K applications in fall 2024, against 46.5K in fall 2014; they enrolled 42.4K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 52K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- Rhode Island College92%
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth91%
- Keene State College90%
- Plymouth State University88%
- Western Connecticut State University87%
- University of Massachusetts-Boston84%
- Eastern Connecticut State University83%
- Vermont State University82%
- University of Southern Maine79%
Dashed: the median member, 87%.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- University of Massachusetts-Boston21.3K
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth10.7K
- Plymouth State University6.9K
- Eastern Connecticut State University6.5K
- Western Connecticut State University5.9K
- University of Southern Maine5.8K
- Rhode Island College5.4K
- Keene State College5.3K
- Vermont State University3.5K
Dashed: the median member, 5.9K.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- University of Massachusetts-Boston11.5K
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth5.2K
- Rhode Island College5K
- University of Southern Maine4.2K
- Vermont State University3.6K
- Western Connecticut State University3.5K
- Eastern Connecticut State University3.4K
- Plymouth State University3.2K
- Keene State College2.7K
Dashed: the median member, 3.6K.
2023–24 · 9 of 9 members
- University of Massachusetts-Boston$30,109
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth$27,919
- Plymouth State University$25,624
- Eastern Connecticut State University$24,162
- Keene State College$24,047
- Vermont State University$23,593
- Rhode Island College$23,554
- University of Southern Maine$22,020
- Western Connecticut State University$19,643
Dashed: the median member, $24,047.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- Keene State College50%
- Plymouth State University49%
- Vermont State University38%
- Western Connecticut State University26%
- University of Southern Maine24%
- Rhode Island College13%
- Eastern Connecticut State University11%
- University of Massachusetts-Boston11%
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth10%
Dashed: the median member, 24%.
Entered fall 2018 · 9 of 9 members
- Keene State College60%
- Eastern Connecticut State University58%
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth52%
- Plymouth State University52%
- Western Connecticut State University52%
- University of Massachusetts-Boston49%
- Rhode Island College48%
- Vermont State University47%
- University of Southern Maine40%
Dashed: the median member, 52%.
· 9 of 9 members
- Rhode Island College42%
- University of Massachusetts-Boston42%
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth37%
- Western Connecticut State University35%
- Vermont State University34%
- Eastern Connecticut State University29%
- University of Southern Maine28%
- Plymouth State University28%
- Keene State College26%
Dashed: the median member, 34%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
No moves in or out since 2014–15.
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Little East Conference as their main today. A member playing football elsewhere is listed with its football conference but counted here.
- Medians. Every figure is the median member (counts and costs: the median member's own change), except the totals, which are labeled. A conference needs 8 members on the site, and a year needs 80% of members reporting; costs are .
- Members at the time reads each college's reported conference year by year, from 2014–15; colleges no longer on the site aren't included.
- The universe. The site's four-year colleges, which may not be every member. The page shows how members compare and changed, not why.
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2014–15 to 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (admissions section), Fall 2013 to Fall 2013;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (enrollment), Fall 2013 to Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (graduation by entering class), classes entering fall 2013 to fall 2018;inflation: BLS CPI-U, school-year averagesAbout the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Pell Grant recipients:College Scorecard, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)






