Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Amherst College Men's Ice Hockey
Amherst, MA · the Mammoths · Amherst College overview
26
Roster
2024–25 season
$426k
Team budget
89th percentile in Division III
$16,396
Per roster spot
median $9,856
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Amherst College fields a men's ice hockey team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 29, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $426,311, above the median of $306k — $16,396 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III men's ice hockey programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 83 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#10Team budgetof 83 · Division III#6Spend per playerof 83 · Division III#75Roster sizeof 83 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$426,311 for the year
- Operating expenses$113,160 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,396 division median $9,856
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$127,771 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Effinger 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 ice hockey players32,253 2024-25
- Division III roster spots2,471 83 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 13 7.7% 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 →1,910undergraduates · 1,910 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →10%admitted · of 12,727 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1550
ACT middle 50%31 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Men's Ice Hockey
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $426,311 $16,397 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $127,771
Cost
Full picture →$17,965net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,280
Campus safety
Full picture →7.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 32 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's
Research Amherst College
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.
Men's Ice Hockey program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions10% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,965 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,910Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety7.84 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 1 | 27 | $3.8M | 962 | 58% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 18 | 30 | $233k | — | 83% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 24 | $178k | — | 81% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 30 | $183k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 34 | $305k | — | 87% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 37 | 28 | $192k | — | 90% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 26 | $184k | — | 92% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) | 37 | 28 | $2.8M | 992 | 21% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 38 | 30 | $233k | — | 88% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 40 | 29 | $185k | — | 90% | |
| Keene State College Division III · Little East Conference | 40 | 29 | $313k | — | 89% | |
| University of Connecticut Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 41 | 28 | $3.1M | 1000 | 54% |
Other men's ice hockey programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College | 32 | $702k | $21,938 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 33 | $495k | $14,985 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 31 | $478k | $15,403 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 32 | $470k | $14,700 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 26 | $426k | $16,396 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 29 | $369k | $12,718 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 28 | $334k | $11,939 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 33 | $324k | $9,818 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 28 | $307k | $10,978 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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