Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Amherst College Field Hockey
Amherst, MA · the Mammoths · Amherst College overview
27
Roster
2024–25 season
$291k
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division III
$10,789
Per roster spot
median $6,535
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Amherst College fields a field hockey team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $291,307, well above the median of $142k — $10,789 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III field hockey programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 153 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#11Team budgetof 153 · Division III#16Spend per playerof 153 · Division III#18Roster sizeof 153 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$291,307 for the year
- Operating expenses$43,480 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,789 division median $6,535
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$68,244 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Knerr 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 field hockey players50,764 2024-25
- Division III roster spots3,464 153 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 15 6.8% 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%
Field Hockey
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $291,307 $10,789 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $68,244
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.
Field Hockey program27 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
Field Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 1 | 25 | $1.4M | 989 | 58% | |
| Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 20% | |
| Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 38% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 16 | 17 | $51k | — | 88% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 18 | 25 | $135k | — | 83% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 18 | 16 | $313k | — | 97% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 19 | 27 | $149k | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 18 | $82k | — | 81% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 24 | $79k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 30 | $387k | — | 87% | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | 16 | $105k | — | 42% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 37 | 19 | $316k | — | 90% |
Other field hockey programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates College | 24 | $323k | $13,449 | — | vs | |
| Hamilton College | 27 | $305k | $11,302 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 25 | $292k | $11,684 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 27 | $291k | $10,789 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 21 | $275k | $13,089 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 28 | $254k | $9,054 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 32 | $253k | $7,907 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 25 | $233k | $9,320 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 26 | $231k | $8,880 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 25 | $209k | $8,363 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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