Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)
Boston University Women's Ice Hockey
Boston, MA · the Terriers · Boston University overview
25
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 26
$3.1M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$125,187
Per roster spot
median $75,202
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
100% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston University fields a women's ice hockey team in the Hockey East Association (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,129,677, well above the median of $2.1M — $125,187 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, 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 women's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 39 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#4Team budgetof 39 · Division I#4Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#18Roster sizeof 39 · Division I#6APRof 39 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's ice hockey program
Roster sizes (cap 26)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,129,677 for the year
- Operating expenses$454,820 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$125,187 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tara Watchorn head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Megan Myers | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Megan Quinn | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ian Milosz | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Kaitlyn Scales | Director of Operations | 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 ice hockey players9,589 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,000 39 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 10 10% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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 →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%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2625
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate997
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,129,677 $125,187 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 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.
Women's Ice Hockey program25 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
Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 1 | 29 | $3.1M | 997 | 6% | |
| Harvard University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 2 | 26 | $1.5M | 1000 | 3% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 2 | 23 | $301k | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 3 | 27 | $3M | 996 | 16% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 4 | 21 | $186k | — | 83% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 8 | 30 | $270k | — | 92% | |
| Salem State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | 27 | $103k | — | 96% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 17 | 18 | $101k | — | 85% | |
| Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England | 20 | 28 | $170k | — | 72% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 20 | 23 | $1.4M | — | 73% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 22 | 26 | $2.3M | 990 | 74% | |
| Rivier University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | 26 | $179k | — | 82% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Hockey East Association (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 1 | 25 | $3.1M | $125,187 | 997 | vs | |
| Northeastern University 3 over cap | 29 | $3.1M | $107,454 | 997 | vs | |
| Providence College room for 1 | 25 | $3M | $118,813 | 986 | vs | |
| Boston College 1 over cap | 27 | $3M | $109,963 | 996 | vs | |
| Merrimack College at cap | 26 | $2.3M | $89,097 | 990 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross at cap | 26 | $2.2M | $85,919 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 1 | 25 | $2.1M | $83,191 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Vermont at cap | 26 | $2.1M | $79,330 | 997 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire room for 1 | 25 | $1.8M | $70,814 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Maine room for 2 | 24 | $1.6M | $66,045 | 981 | vs |
Every Hockey East Association (Women's) women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked