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Division III · Conference of New England

Nichols College Women's Ice Hockey

Dudley, MA · the Bison · Nichols College overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$206k
Team budget
36th percentile in Division III
$8,562
Per roster spot
median $9,552
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Nichols College fields a women's ice hockey team in the Conference of New England (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $205,501, below the median of $255k — $8,562 per roster spot, lower half of Division III women's ice hockey programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III women's ice hockey programs

Where this program sits against its 74 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$206k
Spend per player$8,562
Roster size24
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$101k$459k
this programevery Division III women's ice hockey program

Roster sizes

1433
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$205,501 for the year
  • Operating expenses$95,449 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,562 division median $9,552
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$31,985 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Michael Barrett head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school ice hockey players9,589 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots1,891 74 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 5 20% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,152undergraduates · 1,354 students in all
Women 36% Men 64%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None
88%admitted · of 2,117 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1190
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%

Women's Ice Hockey

Full picture →
24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$205,501 $8,563 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$31,985
$31,032net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$59,025
Average net price$31,032
Net price by family income
$0–30k$27,176
$30–48k$27,084
$48–75k$28,420
$75–110k$31,323
$110k and up$34,586
Tuition & fees
$40,375

Campus safety

Full picture →
3.59violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.59
Property1.20
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
65%of bachelor's degrees in business · 7 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business151 · 65%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation27 · 12%
Criminal justice & protective services24 · 10%
Psychology22 · 10%
Multidisciplinary studies4 · 2%

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Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles

Nichols CollegeCollege of the Holy Cross · 15 miWorcester State University · 16 miAssumption University · 18 miUniversity of Connecticut · 23 miProvidence College · 29 miWestern New England University · 31 miFramingham State University · 31 miJohnson & Wales University (Providence) · 31 miBrown University · 31 miAmherst College · 38 miStonehill College · 44 miCurry College · 44 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
College of the Holy Cross Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)1526$2.2M100021%
Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference1625$216k—90%
Assumption University Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance1826$453k—87%
University of Connecticut Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)2325$2.1M99754%
Providence College Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)2925$3M98649%
Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England3123$258k—83%
Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3118$101k—85%
Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England3126$303k—84%
Brown University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)3124$842k10005%
Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference3823$344k—10%
Stonehill College Division I · New England Women's Hockey Alliance4423$1.4M—73%
Curry College Division III · Conference of New England4430$270k—92%

Other women's ice hockey programs in the Conference of New England

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Salve Regina University32$389k$12,144—vs
Johnson & Wales University (Providence)26$303k$11,666—vs
Suffolk University23$301k$13,083—vs
Curry College30$270k$8,997—vs
Western New England University23$258k$11,223—vs
University of New England24$253k$10,540—vs
Nichols College24$206k$8,562—vs
Endicott College28$170k$6,078—vs
Roger Williams University————vs

Every Conference of New England women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked