Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
Drexel University Field Hockey
Philadelphia, PA · the Dragons · Drexel University overview
27
Roster
at the D-I cap of 27
$1.4M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$50,896
Per roster spot
median $48,983
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Drexel University fields a field hockey team in the Coastal Athletic Association (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 $1,374,213, above the median of $1.2M — $50,896 per roster spot, upper half of Division I field hockey programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,899,333 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,060 per roster spot.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#30Team budgetof 79 · Division I#36Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#13Roster sizeof 79 · Division I#15APRof 79 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 27)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,374,213 for the year
- Operating expenses$117,697 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$50,896 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,899,333 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,060 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$108,305 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Denise Zelenak head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Susan Ciufo-Bennett | Associate Head Field Hockey Coach | not on file |
| Cassidy Strittmatter | Assistant Field Hockey Coach | not 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.Campus
Full picture →13,589undergraduates · 21,703 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 40,204 applicants
SAT middle 50%1230 – 1430
ACT middle 50%27 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
Field Hockey
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2727
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,374,213 $50,897 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,899,333
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $108,305
Cost
Full picture →$42,342net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,663
Campus safety
Full picture →0.79violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 31 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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.
Field Hockey program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$42,342 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,589Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.79 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Field Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 0 | 25 | $588k | 993 | 6% | |
| Temple University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 2 | 26 | $1.6M | 997 | 83% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 29 | $1.3M | 992 | 86% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | 24 | $760k | 985 | 86% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 29 | $164k | — | 13% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 21 | $206k | — | 7% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 10 | 23 | $191k | — | 79% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 27 | $1.4M | 997 | 25% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 11 | 28 | $120k | — | 84% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 12 | 17 | $112k | — | 94% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 14 | 23 | $120k | — | 76% |
Other field hockey programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University 4 over cap | 31 | $1.7M | $54,042 | 992 | vs | |
| Monmouth University room for 3 | 24 | $1.4M | $58,893 | 959 | vs | |
| Drexel University at cap | 27 | $1.4M | $50,896 | 997 | vs | |
| Hofstra University at cap | 27 | $1.1M | $42,171 | 1000 | vs | |
| William & Mary room for 3 | 24 | $1.1M | $45,649 | 992 | vs | |
| Fairfield University 1 over cap | 28 | $1M | $36,096 | 994 | vs | |
| Towson University 4 over cap | 31 | $737k | $23,779 | 989 | vs |
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