Northwestern University Field Hockey
Northwestern University fields a field hockey team in the Big Ten Conference (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 $2,594,623, well above the median of $1.2M — $99,793 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I field hockey programs. That leaves room for 1 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 $13,049,548 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $57,997 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
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,594,623 for the year
- Operating expenses$266,678 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$99,793 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$13,049,548 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$57,997 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$611,188 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracey Fuchs head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Field Hockey
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,594,623 $99,793 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,049,548
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $611,188
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $65,997
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Field Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University Wisconsin Division III · Collegiate Field Hockey Conference | 84 | 16 | $111k | — | 68% | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) Division III · Collegiate Field Hockey Conference | 125 | 12 | $142k | — | 67% |
Other field hockey programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University room for 1 | 26 | $2.6M | $99,793 | 1000 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 1 | 26 | $2.3M | $90,182 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 1 over cap | 28 | $2.3M | $83,727 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Iowa room for 1 | 26 | $2.3M | $86,705 | 978 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University 8 over cap | 35 | $2.2M | $64,016 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park at cap | 27 | $2M | $72,590 | 989 | vs | |
| Michigan State University room for 3 | 24 | $1.7M | $72,090 | 986 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington 2 over cap | 29 | $1.7M | $57,651 | 1000 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University room for 3 | 24 | $1.3M | $55,073 | 992 | vs |
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