Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Colby College Men's Ice Hockey
Waterville, ME · the Mules · Colby College overview
32
Roster
2024–25 season
$470k
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division III
$14,700
Per roster spot
median $9,856
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Colby College fields a men's ice hockey team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, above the median of 29, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $470,431, well above the median of $306k — $14,700 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III men's ice hockey programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 83 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#7Team budgetof 83 · Division III#9Spend per playerof 83 · Division III#19Roster sizeof 83 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$470,431 for the year
- Operating expenses$166,003 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,700 division median $9,856
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$98,667 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Blaise MacDonald head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school ice hockey players32,253 2024-25
- Division III roster spots2,471 83 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 13 7.7% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,284undergraduates · 2,284 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 17,786 applicants
SAT middle 50%1440 – 1550
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Men's Ice Hockey
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $470,431 $14,701 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $98,667
Cost
Full picture →$15,163net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,600
Campus safety
Full picture →4.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 31 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's
Research Colby 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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,163 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 2,284Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 48 | 33 | $495k | — | 8% | |
| University of Maine Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 54 | 28 | $3.5M | 982 | 96% | |
| University of Southern Maine Division III · Little East Conference | 69 | 34 | $220k | — | 79% | |
| University of New England Division III · Conference of New England | 84 | 29 | $345k | — | 89% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference | 115 | 30 | $285k | — | 91% | |
| University of New Hampshire Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 117 | 27 | $3M | 989 | 87% | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 138 | 28 | $249k | — | 96% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 142 | 31 | $236k | — | 78% | |
| Dartmouth College Division I · ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 143 | 28 | $1.7M | 993 | 6% | |
| New England College Division III · Little East Conference | 144 | 33 | $253k | — | 96% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Hockey East Association (Men's) | 150 | 31 | $3.1M | 981 | 74% |
Other men's ice hockey programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College | 32 | $702k | $21,938 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 33 | $495k | $14,985 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 31 | $478k | $15,403 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 32 | $470k | $14,700 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 26 | $426k | $16,396 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 29 | $369k | $12,718 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 28 | $334k | $11,939 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 33 | $324k | $9,818 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 28 | $307k | $10,978 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every New England Small College Athletic Conference men's ice hockey program · Men's Ice Hockey budgets ranked