Division III
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
12 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Babson CollegeWellesley, MA
- Clark UniversityWorcester, MA
- Emerson CollegeBoston, MA
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
- Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA
- Salve Regina UniversityNewport, RI · joined 2023–24
- Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
- Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA
- United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, CT
- Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA
- Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, 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 · 12 of 12 reporting
38% · 5%–72%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
8.7K · 1.9K–28.2K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
2.3K · 1.1K–5.4K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 11 of 12 reporting
$46,289 · $31,310–$61,415
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
65% · 48%–94%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 12 of 12 reporting
87% · 73%–96%
· all 55%11 of 12 reporting
19% · 12%–23%
· 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): 12 members received 111.9K applications in fall 2024, against 76.4K in fall 2014; they enrolled 32.6K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 30.3K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- Springfield College72%
- Salve Regina University68%
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts)68%
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute60%
- Emerson College51%
- Clark University40%
- Mount Holyoke College36%
- United States Coast Guard Academy22%
- Smith College21%
- Babson College17%
- Wellesley College14%
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology5%
Dashed: the median member, 38%.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology28.2K
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute12.6K
- Clark University11.5K
- Emerson College10.4K
- Babson College9.4K
- Wellesley College8.7K
- Smith College8.7K
- Salve Regina University6.2K
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts)5.8K
- Mount Holyoke College5.2K
- Springfield College3.3K
- United States Coast Guard Academy1.9K
Dashed: the median member, 8.7K.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute5.4K
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4.5K
- Emerson College3.9K
- Babson College2.7K
- Smith College2.5K
- Wellesley College2.3K
- Clark University2.2K
- Mount Holyoke College2.2K
- Salve Regina University2.1K
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts)1.8K
- Springfield College1.8K
- United States Coast Guard Academy1.1K
Dashed: the median member, 2.3K.
2023–24 · 11 of 12 members
- Babson College$61,415
- Emerson College$59,789
- Wellesley College$51,593
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute$48,090
- Smith College$46,488
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology$46,289
- Mount Holyoke College$44,439
- Salve Regina University$38,566
- Clark University$34,473
- Springfield College$31,320
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts)$31,310
Dashed: the median member, $46,289.
Not reported: United States Coast Guard Academy.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- United States Coast Guard Academy94%
- Salve Regina University85%
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology80%
- Smith College74%
- Wellesley College73%
- Emerson College67%
- Mount Holyoke College63%
- Clark University59%
- Springfield College58%
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts)54%
- Babson College53%
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute48%
Dashed: the median member, 65%.
Entered fall 2018 · 12 of 12 members
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology96%
- Babson College93%
- United States Coast Guard Academy93%
- Wellesley College92%
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute90%
- Smith College89%
- Mount Holyoke College84%
- Emerson College77%
- Clark University77%
- Salve Regina University77%
- Springfield College74%
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts)73%
Dashed: the median member, 87%.
· 11 of 12 members
- Clark University23%
- Springfield College22%
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts)22%
- Mount Holyoke College22%
- Wellesley College21%
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology19%
- Smith College18%
- Babson College16%
- Emerson College16%
- Salve Regina University15%
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute12%
Dashed: the median member, 19%.
Not reported: United States Coast Guard Academy.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2023–24: Salve Regina University joined from the Conference of New England
- 2023–24: The Catholic University of America (football) left for the Landmark Conference
- 2023–24: Maine Maritime Academy (football) left for independent status
- 2017–18: United States Coast Guard Academy, Maine Maritime Academy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (football) joined from the New England Football Conference
- 2017–18: Springfield College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and United States Merchant Marine Academy (football) joined from the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association
- 2017–18: The Catholic University of America (football) joined from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
- 2017–18: Norwich University (football) joined from the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the New England Women's & Men's 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)










