Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's)
Boston College Men's Ice Hockey
Chestnut Hill, MA · the Eagles · Boston College overview
27
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 26
$6.3M
Team budget
95th percentile in Division I
$232,577
Per roster spot
median $102,081
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
957
APR
95% of players retained
16%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston College fields a men's ice hockey team in the Hockey East Association (Men's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $6,279,580, well above the median of $3M — $232,577 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's ice hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 957, about the median of 990, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,106,996 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $33,037 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).
#4Team budgetof 60 · Division I#5Spend per playerof 60 · Division I#39Roster sizeof 60 · Division I#52APRof 60 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's ice hockey program
Roster sizes (cap 26)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$6,279,580 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,049,594 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$232,577 division median $102,081
- Academic Progress Rate957 multi-year; 938 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,106,996 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$33,037 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,016,982 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Brown head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Mike Ayers | The Heffes Family Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Brent Darnell | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ben Smith | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| John Hegarty | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Emmett Marvin | Assistant Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →10,083undergraduates · 15,280 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →16%admitted · of 36,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1430 – 1540
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Men's Ice Hockey
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2627
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate957
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $6,279,580 $232,577 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,106,996
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,016,982
Cost
Full picture →$32,590net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,680
Campus safety
Full picture →1.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Boston 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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions16% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,590 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,083Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 3 | 27 | $4.8M | 957 | 11% | |
| Harvard University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 4 | 31 | $1.9M | 1000 | 3% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 4 | 30 | $380k | — | 85% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 4 | 28 | $4M | 994 | 6% | |
| Bentley University Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) | 4 | 30 | $3M | 990 | 48% | |
| Babson College Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | 27 | $347k | — | 20% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 6 | 31 | $478k | — | 10% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 6 | 35 | $420k | — | 85% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 7 | 27 | $268k | — | 83% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 7 | 34 | $362k | — | 92% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 14 | 33 | $144k | — | 85% | |
| Salem State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | 33 | $61k | — | 96% |
Other men's ice hockey programs in the Hockey East Association (Men's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College 1 over cap | 27 | $6.3M | $232,577 | 957 | vs | |
| Providence College 2 over cap | 28 | $5M | $179,732 | 974 | vs | |
| Boston University 1 over cap | 27 | $4.8M | $177,179 | 957 | vs | |
| Northeastern University 2 over cap | 28 | $4M | $141,433 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell 6 over cap | 32 | $3.9M | $121,554 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1 over cap | 27 | $3.8M | $141,673 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Maine 2 over cap | 28 | $3.5M | $124,110 | 982 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 5 over cap | 31 | $3.1M | $100,847 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut 2 over cap | 28 | $3.1M | $109,025 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire 1 over cap | 27 | $3M | $109,965 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Vermont 4 over cap | 30 | $2.8M | $93,740 | 995 | vs |
Every Hockey East Association (Men's) men's ice hockey program · Men's Ice Hockey budgets ranked