Pennsylvania State University Men's Ice Hockey
Pennsylvania State University fields a men's ice hockey team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $5,159,313, well above the median of $3M — $191,085 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's ice hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (51 of 60 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,065,058 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,310 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 60 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 26)
The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$5,159,313 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,094,239 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$191,085 division median $102,081
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,065,058 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,310 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,707,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Gadowsky head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJanuary 1 of sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school ice hockey players32,253 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,650 60 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 20 5.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's ice 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
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Ice Hockey
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $5,159,313 $191,086 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,065,058
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,707,691
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,234 in-state · $40,188 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 24 burglaries · 145 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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.
Men's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 78 | 31 | $201k | — | 75% | |
| Elmira College Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Men) | 105 | 28 | $219k | — | 91% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 106 | 41 | $313k | — | 85% | |
| Alvernia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 107 | 27 | $370k | — | 62% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 107 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Wilkes University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 107 | 27 | $265k | — | 91% | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 108 | 33 | $206k | — | 93% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 111 | 31 | $419k | — | 83% | |
| Chatham University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Men) | 111 | 31 | $342k | — | 70% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Men's) | 125 | 30 | $1.5M | 995 | 91% | |
| Cornell University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 134 | 31 | $2.7M | 993 | 8% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 137 | 22 | $290k | — | 79% |
Other men's ice hockey programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame 3 over cap | 29 | $7M | $240,368 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities at cap | 26 | $7M | $267,876 | 997 | vs | |
| Michigan State University at cap | 26 | $6.6M | $255,055 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison at cap | 26 | $5.5M | $210,847 | 978 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University 1 over cap | 27 | $5.2M | $191,085 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 1 over cap | 27 | $4.7M | $174,496 | 983 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University 2 over cap | 28 | $4.7M | $167,374 | 986 | vs |
Every Big Ten Conference men's ice hockey program · Men's Ice Hockey budgets ranked