Bentley University Men's Ice Hockey
Bentley University fields a men's ice hockey team in the Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $2,960,623, about the median of $3M — $98,687 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's ice hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (51 of 60 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,456,788 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,020 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 60 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 26)
The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$2,960,623 for the year
- Operating expenses$580,875 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$98,687 division median $102,081
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,456,788 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,020 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$108,160 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jones head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJanuary 1 of sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school ice hockey players32,253 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,650 60 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 20 5.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's ice hockey recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Ice Hockey
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,960,623 $98,687 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,456,788
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $108,160
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $58,150
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 4 | 27 | $6.3M | 957 | 16% | |
| Harvard University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 5 | 31 | $1.9M | 1000 | 3% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 6 | 31 | $478k | — | 10% | |
| Boston University Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 6 | 27 | $4.8M | 957 | 11% | |
| Babson College Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | 27 | $347k | — | 20% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 7 | 30 | $380k | — | 85% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 8 | 28 | $4M | 994 | 6% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 8 | 35 | $420k | — | 85% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 11 | 27 | $268k | — | 83% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 12 | 34 | $362k | — | 92% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 13 | 33 | $144k | — | 85% | |
| Salem State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | 33 | $61k | — | 96% |
Other men's ice hockey programs in the Atlantic Hockey America (Men's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart University 5 over cap | 31 | $3.1M | $101,121 | 991 | vs | |
| Bentley University 4 over cap | 30 | $3M | $98,687 | 990 | vs | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology at cap | 26 | $2.9M | $111,633 | 991 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 2 over cap | 28 | $2.8M | $99,019 | 992 | vs | |
| Niagara University 2 over cap | 28 | $2.1M | $73,741 | 978 | vs | |
| Canisius University 5 over cap | 31 | $1.6M | $51,511 | 990 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 4 over cap | 30 | $1.5M | $51,045 | 995 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 998 | vs |
Every Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) men's ice hockey program · Men's Ice Hockey budgets ranked