Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)
Merrimack College Women's Ice Hockey
North Andover, MA · the Warriors · Merrimack College overview
26
Roster
at the D-I cap of 26
$2.3M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$89,097
Per roster spot
median $75,202
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Merrimack College fields a women's ice hockey team in the Hockey East Association (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,316,536, above the median of $2.1M — $89,097 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,495,356 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,256 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 39 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#15Team budgetof 39 · Division I#15Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#11Roster sizeof 39 · Division I#22APRof 39 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's ice hockey program
Roster sizes (cap 26)
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,316,536 for the year
- Operating expenses$302,774 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$89,097 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,495,356 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,256 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$78,197 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney Kennedy head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bobo Carpenter | Assistant Women’s Ice Hockey Coach | not on file |
| Keri Clougherty | Assistant Women’s Ice Hockey Coach | not on file |
| Hedi Droste | Director Of Hockey Operations / Video Coordinator | 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 ice hockey players9,589 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,000 39 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 10 10% 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 →4,199undergraduates · 5,688 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 13,693 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2626
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,316,536 $89,098 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,495,356
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $78,197
Cost
Full picture →$38,849net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $51,786
Campus safety
Full picture →1.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Merrimack College
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.
Women's Ice Hockey program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,849 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,199Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.42 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 28 | $170k | — | 72% | |
| Salem State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | 27 | $103k | — | 96% | |
| Rivier University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | 26 | $179k | — | 82% | |
| Harvard University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 20 | 26 | $1.5M | 1000 | 3% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 22 | 23 | $301k | — | 85% | |
| Boston University Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 22 | 25 | $3.1M | 997 | 11% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 23 | 29 | $3.1M | 997 | 6% | |
| Boston College Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 23 | 27 | $3M | 996 | 16% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 25 | 21 | $186k | — | 83% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 29 | 25 | $580k | — | 78% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 30 | 30 | $270k | — | 92% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 18 | $101k | — | 85% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Hockey East Association (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 1 | 25 | $3.1M | $125,187 | 997 | vs | |
| Northeastern University 3 over cap | 29 | $3.1M | $107,454 | 997 | vs | |
| Providence College room for 1 | 25 | $3M | $118,813 | 986 | vs | |
| Boston College 1 over cap | 27 | $3M | $109,963 | 996 | vs | |
| Merrimack College at cap | 26 | $2.3M | $89,097 | 990 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross at cap | 26 | $2.2M | $85,919 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 1 | 25 | $2.1M | $83,191 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Vermont at cap | 26 | $2.1M | $79,330 | 997 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire room for 1 | 25 | $1.8M | $70,814 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Maine room for 2 | 24 | $1.6M | $66,045 | 981 | vs |
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