Division I · Mid-American Conference
Longwood University Field Hockey
Farmville, VA · the Lancers · Longwood University overview
22
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 27
$596k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$27,073
Per roster spot
median $48,983
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Longwood University fields a field hockey team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, below the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $595,624, well below the median of $1.2M — $27,073 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I field hockey programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,366,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,781 per roster spot.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#69Team budgetof 79 · Division I#64Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#69Roster sizeof 79 · Division I#1APRof 79 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 27)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$595,624 for the year
- Operating expenses$118,604 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,073 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,366,638 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,781 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$84,084 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Miranda Rigg head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alexa Rastigue | 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 →3,223undergraduates · 4,545 students in all
Women 71% Men 29%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 6,078 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1190
ACT middle 50%22 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Field Hockey
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2722
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $595,624 $27,074 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,366,638
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $84,084
Cost
Full picture →$22,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,200 in-state · $27,410 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,223Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 42 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Liberty University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 43 | 27 | $1.6M | 979 | 99% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 44 | 25 | $198k | — | 82% | |
| University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 51 | 24 | $1.6M | 993 | 23% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | 22 | $2.1M | 985 | 17% | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 55 | 24 | $1.4M | 993 | 93% | |
| Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 60 | 27 | $178k | — | 83% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 67 | 24 | $213k | — | 17% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 81 | 23 | $158k | — | 91% | |
| James Madison University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 83 | 24 | $1.7M | 980 | 76% | |
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 85 | 20 | $109k | — | 100% | |
| University of Mary Washington Division III · Collegiate Field Hockey Conference | 86 | 28 | $231k | — | 86% |
Other field hockey programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University room for 3 | 24 | $1.7M | $71,072 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 2 | 25 | $1.4M | $54,722 | 989 | vs | |
| Ball State University room for 3 | 24 | $781k | $32,544 | 984 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University room for 2 | 25 | $777k | $31,097 | 992 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 4 over cap | 31 | $679k | $21,892 | 991 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University room for 7 | 20 | $623k | $31,135 | — | vs | |
| Longwood University room for 5 | 22 | $596k | $27,073 | 1000 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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