Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)
Brown University Women's Ice Hockey
Providence, RI · the Bears · Brown University overview
24
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 26
$842k
Team budget
0th percentile in Division I
$35,080
Per roster spot
median $75,202
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
5%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Brown University fields a women's ice hockey team in the ECAC Hockey (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $841,928, well below the median of $2.1M — $35,080 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. 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 reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 39 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 26)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$841,928 for the year
- Operating expenses$240,885 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,080 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$404,733 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melanie Ruzzi head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Beth Hanrahan | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joakim Flygh | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zachary Perkins | 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 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 →7,741undergraduates · 11,516 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →5%admitted · of 51,316 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2624
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $841,928 $35,080 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $404,733
Cost
Full picture →$26,608net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,230
Campus safety
Full picture →2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 54 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Brown 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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions5% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,608 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,741Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 1 | 26 | $303k | — | 84% | |
| Providence College Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 2 | 25 | $3M | 986 | 49% | |
| Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England | 14 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 23 | 23 | $1.4M | — | 73% | |
| Salve Regina University Division III · Conference of New England | 25 | 32 | $389k | — | 70% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 31 | 24 | $206k | — | 88% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 32 | 30 | $270k | — | 92% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | 18 | $101k | — | 85% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 35 | 26 | $2.2M | 1000 | 21% | |
| Boston College Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 37 | 27 | $3M | 996 | 16% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 38 | 25 | $216k | — | 90% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 39 | 21 | $186k | — | 83% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the ECAC Hockey (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence University room for 1 | 25 | $2.7M | $106,646 | 997 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 4 | 22 | $2.6M | $120,035 | 993 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University room for 1 | 25 | $2.6M | $103,584 | 997 | vs | |
| Clarkson University 3 over cap | 29 | $2.2M | $74,576 | 994 | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 3 over cap | 29 | $2.2M | $74,192 | 997 | vs | |
| Union College (New York) at cap | 26 | $1.7M | $63,805 | 990 | vs | |
| Cornell University 1 over cap | 27 | $1.5M | $55,327 | 988 | vs | |
| Harvard University at cap | 26 | $1.5M | $57,060 | 1000 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 2 | 24 | $1.4M | $56,450 | 991 | vs | |
| Yale University 6 over cap | 32 | $1.2M | $37,518 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 3 | 23 | $1.1M | $49,854 | 991 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 2 | 24 | $842k | $35,080 | 1000 | vs |
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