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Colgate University Women's Ice Hockey

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22
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 26
$2.6M
Team budget
74th percentile in Division I
$120,035
Per roster spot
median $75,202
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
12%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Colgate University fields a women's ice hockey team in the ECAC Hockey (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, below the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,640,772, above the median of $2.1M — $120,035 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,809,056 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,935 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).

#11Team budgetof 39 · Division I#6Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#36Roster sizeof 39 · Division I#16APRof 39 · Division I
Team budget$2.6M
Spend per player$120,035
Roster size22
Coaching staff4
APR993

Team budgets across the division

$842k$4M
this programevery Division I women's ice hockey program

Roster sizes (cap 26)

2235
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap26 room for 4
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,640,772 for the year
  • Operating expenses$408,932 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$120,035 division median $75,202
  • Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 987 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$7,809,056 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$21,935 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$280,624 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Stefan Decosse head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Breanne Wilson-BennettAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Heather FarrellAssistant Women's Hockey CoachOn file · sign in
Trevor CoykendallAssistant Coach / Director of Women's Hockey OperationsOn 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

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Campus

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3,131undergraduates · 3,146 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
Rural
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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12%admitted · of 21,130 applicants
SAT middle 50%1430 – 1530
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
91%

Women's Ice Hockey

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22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2622
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,640,772 $120,035 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$7,809,056
Recruiting spend, women's
$280,624

Cost

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$26,954net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$87,070
Average net price$26,954
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,341
$30–48k$9,345
$48–75k$17,685
$75–110k$31,027
$110k and up$53,119
Tuition & fees
$67,024

Campus safety

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1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.25
Property2.18
In residence halls
19 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
25 over 2022–2024

Majors

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36%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Social sciences263 · 36%
Biological sciences108 · 15%
Psychology62 · 9%
Computer & information sciences42 · 6%
Natural resources & conservation37 · 5%

Research Colgate University

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Women's Ice Hockey program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions12% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,954 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 3,131Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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

Colgate UniversityState University of New York at Morrisville · 7 miHamilton College · 17 miUtica University · 23 miSyracuse University · 34 miState University of New York at Cortland · 36 miCornell University · 55 miState University of New York at Oswego · 67 miHobart and William Smith Colleges · 73 miUnion College (New York) · 81 miElmira College · 82 miRensselaer Polytechnic Institute · 95 miSt. John Fisher University · 102 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference723$176k—91%
Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference1728$459k—12%
Utica University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women)2331$391k—87%
Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's)3424$2.7M99342%
State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference3625$204k—51%
Cornell University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)5527$1.5M9888%
State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference6725$153k—80%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference7326$432k—57%
Union College (New York) Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)8126$1.7M99044%
Elmira College Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women)8227$222k—91%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)9529$2.2M99758%
St. John Fisher University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women)102———68%

Other women's ice hockey programs in the ECAC Hockey (Women's)

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
St. Lawrence University room for 125$2.7M$106,646997vs
Colgate University room for 422$2.6M$120,035993vs
Quinnipiac University room for 125$2.6M$103,584997vs
Clarkson University 3 over cap29$2.2M$74,576994vs
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 3 over cap29$2.2M$74,192997vs
Union College (New York) at cap26$1.7M$63,805990vs
Cornell University 1 over cap27$1.5M$55,327988vs
Harvard University at cap26$1.5M$57,0601000vs
Dartmouth College room for 224$1.4M$56,450991vs
Yale University 6 over cap32$1.2M$37,5181000vs
Princeton University room for 323$1.1M$49,854991vs
Brown University room for 224$842k$35,0801000vs

Every ECAC Hockey (Women's) women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked