Division I · The Ivy League
Harvard University Field Hockey
Boston, MA · the Crimson · Harvard University overview
25
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 27
$637k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$25,489
Per roster spot
median $48,983
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
3%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Harvard University fields a field hockey team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $637,233, well below the median of $1.2M — $25,489 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I field hockey programs. That leaves room for 2 under 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 reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#66Team budgetof 79 · Division I#66Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#36Roster 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
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$637,233 for the year
- Operating expenses$175,301 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,489 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$637,479 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tjerk van Herwaarden | Head Coach / The Ragatz Family Harvard Coach of Excellence | On file · sign in |
| Lauren McNally | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kiley Allen | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| John Griffin | Assistant Coach | 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 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 →9,095undergraduates · 30,386 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →3%admitted · of 56,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 36
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Field Hockey
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2725
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $637,233 $25,489 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $637,479
Cost
Full picture →$17,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,076
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Harvard 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.
Field Hockey program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions3% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 23 | $126k | — | 5% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 2 | 29 | $1.8M | 1000 | 11% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 2 | 25 | $292k | — | 10% | |
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 3 | 31 | $1.7M | 992 | 6% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 25 | $2.1M | 994 | 16% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 5 | 28 | $551k | — | 48% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | — | — | — | 83% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 7 | 24 | $128k | — | 82% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | 29 | $264k | — | 20% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 10 | 18 | $62k | — | 89% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 11 | 19 | $153k | — | 14% |
Other field hockey programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University room for 3 | 24 | $960k | $39,996 | 992 | vs | |
| Yale University room for 3 | 24 | $836k | $34,832 | 997 | vs | |
| Cornell University room for 3 | 24 | $811k | $33,790 | 994 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 2 | 25 | $637k | $25,489 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania room for 2 | 25 | $588k | $23,507 | 993 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 1 | 26 | $510k | $19,606 | 997 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 4 | 23 | $441k | $19,183 | 1000 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 8 | 19 | $377k | $19,831 | 1000 | vs |
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