Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)
Cornell University Women's Ice Hockey
Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
27
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 26
$1.5M
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$55,327
Per roster spot
median $75,202
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
988
APR
98% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Cornell University fields a women's ice hockey team in the ECAC Hockey (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,493,850, below the median of $2.1M — $55,327 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's ice hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (10 of 39 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 993, with 98% 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).
#30Team budgetof 39 · Division I#33Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#7Roster sizeof 39 · Division I#27APRof 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
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,493,850 for the year
- Operating expenses$363,752 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$55,327 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$470,239 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Derraugh head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Edith Racine | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Tim Crowley | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Louise Derraugh | Director of Hockey 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 →16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2627
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate988
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,493,850 $55,328 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $470,239
Cost
Full picture →$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cornell 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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 18 | 25 | $204k | — | 51% | |
| Elmira College Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 30 | 27 | $222k | — | 91% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 38 | 26 | $432k | — | 57% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 44 | 24 | $2.7M | 993 | 42% | |
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 53 | 23 | $176k | — | 91% | |
| Colgate University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 55 | 22 | $2.6M | 993 | 12% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 69 | 28 | $459k | — | 12% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 69 | 31 | $392k | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 70 | 25 | $153k | — | 80% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 70 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 75 | 29 | $2.3M | 971 | 71% | |
| Utica University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 76 | 31 | $391k | — | 87% |
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 |
Every ECAC Hockey (Women's) women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked