Division III
New England Small College Athletic Conference
11 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA
- Bates CollegeLewiston, ME
- Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME
- Colby CollegeWaterville, ME
- Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT
- Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY
- Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT
- Trinity CollegeHartford, CT
- Tufts UniversityMedford, MA
- Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT
- Williams CollegeWilliamstown, 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 · 11 of 11 reporting
11% · 7%–37%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
13.3K · 7.5K–34.4K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
2.1K · 1.8K–7.1K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 11 of 11 reporting
$53,230 · $45,906–$66,346
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
77% · 62%–82%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 11 of 11 reporting
91% · 82%–95%
· all 55%11 of 11 reporting
14% · 12%–20%
· 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): 11 members received 156.9K applications in fall 2024, against 86.6K in fall 2014; they enrolled 29K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 25.8K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Connecticut College37%
- Trinity College29%
- Wesleyan University16%
- Hamilton College14%
- Bates College13%
- Tufts University11%
- Middlebury College11%
- Amherst College9%
- Williams College8%
- Bowdoin College7%
- Colby College7%
Dashed: the median member, 11%.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Tufts University34.4K
- Colby College19.2K
- Williams College15.4K
- Wesleyan University14.4K
- Amherst College13.7K
- Bowdoin College13.3K
- Middlebury College12.5K
- Bates College10K
- Hamilton College8.5K
- Connecticut College8K
- Trinity College7.5K
Dashed: the median member, 13.3K.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Tufts University7.1K
- Wesleyan University3.1K
- Middlebury College2.7K
- Colby College2.4K
- Trinity College2.1K
- Williams College2.1K
- Hamilton College2K
- Connecticut College1.9K
- Amherst College1.9K
- Bowdoin College1.9K
- Bates College1.8K
Dashed: the median member, 2.1K.
2023–24 · 11 of 11 members
- Tufts University$66,346
- Wesleyan University$61,339
- Bates College$59,892
- Middlebury College$58,142
- Colby College$53,965
- Hamilton College$53,230
- Bowdoin College$50,795
- Trinity College$50,148
- Williams College$47,891
- Amherst College$47,160
- Connecticut College$45,906
Dashed: the median member, $53,230.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Bowdoin College82%
- Connecticut College82%
- Bates College81%
- Wesleyan University78%
- Middlebury College77%
- Williams College77%
- Colby College76%
- Trinity College73%
- Amherst College70%
- Tufts University63%
- Hamilton College62%
Dashed: the median member, 77%.
Entered fall 2018 · 11 of 11 members
- Bowdoin College95%
- Amherst College94%
- Williams College94%
- Tufts University94%
- Wesleyan University93%
- Middlebury College91%
- Hamilton College91%
- Bates College90%
- Colby College89%
- Trinity College84%
- Connecticut College82%
Dashed: the median member, 91%.
· 11 of 11 members
- Amherst College20%
- Hamilton College18%
- Williams College18%
- Bowdoin College17%
- Middlebury College16%
- Colby College14%
- Connecticut College14%
- Wesleyan University14%
- Trinity College14%
- Tufts University12%
- Bates College12%
Dashed: the median member, 14%.
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 New England Small College Athletic 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)