Fairfield University Field Hockey
Fairfield University fields a field hockey team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, above the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $1,010,709, below the median of $1.2M — $36,096 per roster spot, lower half of Division I field hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (12 of 79 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,594,516 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,517 per roster spot.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 27)
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,010,709 for the year
- Operating expenses$155,896 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,096 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,594,516 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,517 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$167,482 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Gebhart head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kaelyn Long | Assistant Field Hockey Coach | On file · sign in |
| Martina Giacchino | Graduate Assistant Field Hockey Coach | On file · sign in |
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.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Field Hockey
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,010,709 $36,097 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,594,516
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $167,482
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $56,360
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Field Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Northeast Conference | 4 | 26 | $853k | 1000 | 68% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 18 | 28 | $328k | — | 81% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 19 | 21 | $193k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 21 | $414k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 24 | $836k | 997 | 5% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Independent | 25 | 16 | $72k | — | 85% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Northeast Conference | 26 | 23 | $1.4M | 993 | 77% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 29 | 21 | $917k | — | 90% | |
| Mercy University Division II · East Coast Conference | 34 | 19 | $184k | — | 85% | |
| Hofstra University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 35 | 27 | $1.1M | 1000 | 71% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 36 | 18 | $247k | — | 82% | |
| Adelphi University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 37 | 22 | $401k | — | 78% |
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 |
Every Coastal Athletic Association field hockey program · Field Hockey budgets ranked