Division III
Massachusetts State College Athletic Association
8 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 1 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA · football: New England Football Conference
- Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA
- Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA
- Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA
- Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA
- Salem State UniversitySalem, MA
- Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA
- Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA
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 · 8 of 8 reporting
88% · 81%–96%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 8 of 8 reporting
4.9K · 1.2K–9.1K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 8 of 8 reporting
3.2K · 713–7.8K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 8 of 8 reporting
$21,137 · $19,152–$24,488
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 8 of 8 reporting
11% · 6%–36%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 8 of 8 reporting
55% · 48%–74%
· all 55%8 of 8 reporting
33% · 19%–41%
· 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): 8 members received 40.6K applications in fall 2024, against 32.2K in fall 2014; they enrolled 27.1K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 38.5K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 8 of 8 members
- Salem State University96%
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy95%
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts90%
- Worcester State University88%
- Bridgewater State University88%
- Fitchburg State University87%
- Framingham State University84%
- Westfield State University81%
Dashed: the median member, 88%.
fall 2024 · 8 of 8 members
- Bridgewater State University9.1K
- Salem State University8K
- Westfield State University6.8K
- Worcester State University5.2K
- Fitchburg State University4.6K
- Framingham State University4.5K
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy1.3K
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts1.2K
Dashed: the median member, 4.9K.
fall 2024 · 8 of 8 members
- Bridgewater State University7.8K
- Salem State University4.3K
- Worcester State University3.9K
- Westfield State University3.6K
- Fitchburg State University2.8K
- Framingham State University2.6K
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy1.4K
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts713
Dashed: the median member, 3.2K.
2023–24 · 8 of 8 members
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts$24,488
- Westfield State University$22,328
- Salem State University$21,984
- Bridgewater State University$21,837
- Worcester State University$20,436
- Framingham State University$19,967
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy$19,761
- Fitchburg State University$19,152
Dashed: the median member, $21,137.
fall 2024 · 8 of 8 members
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts36%
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy26%
- Framingham State University12%
- Westfield State University11%
- Salem State University11%
- Fitchburg State University8%
- Bridgewater State University8%
- Worcester State University6%
Dashed: the median member, 11%.
Entered fall 2018 · 8 of 8 members
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy74%
- Worcester State University61%
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts56%
- Fitchburg State University55%
- Westfield State University54%
- Bridgewater State University53%
- Salem State University50%
- Framingham State University48%
Dashed: the median member, 55%.
· 8 of 8 members
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts41%
- Framingham State University37%
- Salem State University35%
- Westfield State University33%
- Fitchburg State University33%
- Bridgewater State University32%
- Worcester State University30%
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy19%
Dashed: the median member, 33%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2025–26: Vermont State University (football) left for the New Jersey Athletic Conference
- 2024–25: Vermont State University (football) joined from the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
- 2023–24: Westfield State University (football) joined from the New England Football Conference
- 2022–23: Worcester State University (football) joined from the New England Football Conference
- 2019–20: Fitchburg State University and Massachusetts Maritime Academy (football) joined from the New England Football Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Massachusetts State College Athletic Association 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)