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Bryant University Field Hockey

Smithfield, RI · the Bulldogs · Bryant University overview
26
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 27
$864k
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division I
$33,245
Per roster spot
median $48,983
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
990
APR
97% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Bryant University fields a field hockey team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $864,383, below the median of $1.2M — $33,245 per roster spot, lower half of Division I field hockey programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,833,830 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,693 per roster spot.

Among Division I field hockey programs

Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$864k
Spend per player$33,245
Roster size26
Coaching staff2
APR990

Team budgets across the division

$328k$2.7M
this programevery Division I field hockey program

Roster sizes (cap 27)

1885
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster26 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap27 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$864,383 for the year
  • Operating expenses$112,836 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$33,245 division median $48,983
  • Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 974 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$4,833,830 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$13,693 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$101,681 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kellie R Joyce head coachHead Coachnot on file
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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.
3,240undergraduates · 3,592 students in all
Women 36% Men 64%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None
66%admitted · of 9,506 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1340
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
81%

Field Hockey

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26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2726
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate990
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$864,383 $33,246 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,833,830
Recruiting spend, women's
$101,681
$40,612net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$71,057
Average net price$40,612
Net price by family income
$0–30k$33,555
$30–48k$36,310
$48–75k$38,987
$75–110k$41,023
$110k and up$42,552
Tuition & fees
$51,169

Campus safety

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2.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.02
Property0.46
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
79%of bachelor's degrees in business · 14 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business636 · 79%
Mathematics & statistics38 · 5%
Social sciences35 · 4%
Communication & journalism31 · 4%
Biological sciences23 · 3%

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Field Hockey programs within 150 miles

Bryant UniversityProvidence College · 7 miJohnson & Wales University (Providence) · 10 miBrown University · 10 miDean College · 14 miWheaton College (Massachusetts) · 19 miNichols College · 22 miRoger Williams University · 24 miStonehill College · 25 miCollege of the Holy Cross · 26 miFramingham State University · 27 miClark University (Massachusetts) · 27 miWorcester Polytechnic Institute · 28 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference725$1.5M99249%
Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England1022$142k—84%
Brown University Division I · The Ivy League1026$510k9975%
Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference1421$103k—74%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference1923$162k—71%
Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England2220$103k—88%
Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England2424$80k—88%
Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference2525$760k—73%
College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League2624$1.2M98621%
Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2719$50k—85%
Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference2716$105k—42%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference2820$152k—58%

Other field hockey programs in the America East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of New Hampshire room for 225$1.3M$53,853993vs
University of Vermont room for 126$1.3M$49,320984vs
University of Massachusetts Lowell room for 324$1.2M$49,441993vs
University of Maine room for 621$1.1M$50,648987vs
University at Albany room for 621$914k$43,519976vs
Bryant University room for 126$864k$33,245990vs

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