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Duke University Field Hockey

Durham, NC · the Blue Devils · Duke University overview
27
Roster
at the D-I cap of 27
$2.5M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$91,308
Per roster spot
median $48,983
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Duke University fields a field hockey team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (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 $2,465,316, well above the median of $1.2M — $91,308 per roster spot, top 10% 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 996, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,408,801 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $39,476 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$2.5M
Spend per player$91,308
Roster size27
Coaching staff3
APR996

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

  • Roster27 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap27 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,465,316 for the year
  • Operating expenses$391,934 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$91,308 division median $48,983
  • Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$14,408,801 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$39,476 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$671,854 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Pam Bustin 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

General NCAA rule for Division I; the field 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.
6,488undergraduates · 17,112 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
United Methodist
7%admitted · of 46,365 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
96%

Field Hockey

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27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2727
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,465,316 $91,308 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$14,408,801
Recruiting spend, women's
$671,854
$23,422net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$87,072
Average net price$23,422
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,295
$30–48k$242
$48–75k$6,901
$75–110k$16,487
$110k and up$54,375
Tuition & fees
$65,805

Campus safety

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1.12violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.12
Property3.26
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024
13%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Multidisciplinary studies283 · 13%
Social sciences282 · 13%
Computer & information sciences274 · 13%
Biological sciences274 · 13%
Engineering272 · 13%

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Field Hockey programs within 150 miles

Duke UniversityUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 9 miMeredith College · 20 miBarton College · 60 miWake Forest University · 75 miLiberty University · 94 miLongwood University · 94 miUniversity of Lynchburg · 98 miSweet Briar College · 108 miRoanoke College · 109 miWingate University · 110 miDavidson College · 112 miQueens University of Charlotte · 120 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference926$2.1M98619%
Meredith College Division III · Independent20———75%
Barton College Division II · South Atlantic Conference60———96%
Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference7526$2.2M100022%
Liberty University Division I · BIG EAST Conference9427$1.6M97999%
Longwood University Division I · Mid-American Conference9422$596k100085%
University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.9825$198k—82%
Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.108———72%
Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.10926$128k—80%
Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference11025$359k—85%
Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference11225$634k100014%
Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Independent12022$536k—68%

Other field hockey programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Stanford University room for 225$2.7M$106,2491000vs
Duke University at cap27$2.5M$91,308996vs
Wake Forest University room for 126$2.2M$84,9721000vs
Syracuse University room for 126$2.2M$83,816973vs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill room for 126$2.1M$81,110986vs
Boston College room for 225$2.1M$82,892994vs
University of Virginia room for 522$2.1M$93,995985vs
University of California, Berkeley at cap27$1.7M$61,805993vs
University of Louisville 1 over cap28$1.3M$45,839988vs

Every Atlantic Coast Conference field hockey program · Field Hockey budgets ranked