Division I · Patriot League
Boston University Field Hockey
Boston, MA · the Terriers · Boston University overview
29
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 27
$1.8M
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division I
$60,984
Per roster spot
median $48,983
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston University fields a field hockey team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, above the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,768,564, above the median of $1.2M — $60,984 per roster spot, upper half of Division I field hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (12 of 79 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,606,968 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,088 per roster spot.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#14Team budgetof 79 · Division I#21Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#6Roster sizeof 79 · Division I#1APRof 79 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I field hockey program
Roster sizes (cap 27)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,768,564 for the year
- Operating expenses$184,384 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$60,984 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,606,968 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,088 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$220,187 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sally Starr head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Sarah Shute | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lisa McNamara | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emerie Loftis | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school field hockey players50,764 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,046 79 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 25 4.0% 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 →18,656undergraduates · 36,624 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →11%admitted · of 80,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Field Hockey
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2729
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,768,564 $60,985 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,606,968
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $220,187
Cost
Full picture →$27,551net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,168
Campus safety
Full picture →1.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 47 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Boston University
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 program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions11% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,551 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 18,656Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 23 | $126k | — | 5% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 1 | 31 | $1.7M | 992 | 6% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 25 | $637k | 997 | 3% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 25 | $2.1M | 994 | 16% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 4 | 25 | $292k | — | 10% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 83% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 6 | 28 | $551k | — | 48% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 7 | 24 | $128k | — | 82% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | 29 | $264k | — | 20% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 10 | 18 | $62k | — | 89% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 11 | 19 | $153k | — | 14% |
Other field hockey programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University 2 over cap | 29 | $1.8M | $60,984 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 1 | 26 | $1.6M | $61,223 | 997 | vs | |
| American University room for 4 | 23 | $1.4M | $61,630 | 971 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 2 | 25 | $1.4M | $55,760 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 3 | 24 | $1.2M | $48,983 | 986 | vs | |
| Colgate University at cap | 27 | $877k | $32,495 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 2 | 25 | $714k | $28,569 | 996 | vs |
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