Division I · Big Ten Conference
Pennsylvania State University Field Hockey
University Park, PA · the Nittany Lions · Pennsylvania State University overview
24
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 27
$1.3M
Team budget
55th percentile in Division I
$55,073
Per roster spot
median $48,983
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
992
APR
99% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Pennsylvania State University fields a field hockey team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,321,759, about the median of $1.2M — $55,073 per roster spot, upper half of Division I field hockey programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,299,943 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,342 per roster spot.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#36Team budgetof 79 · Division I#31Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#48Roster sizeof 79 · Division I#37APRof 79 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 27)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,321,759 for the year
- Operating expenses$206,685 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$55,073 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$10,299,943 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,342 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$857,977 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Prince head coach | Head Coach | 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 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 →42,223undergraduates · 50,399 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →54%admitted · of 85,956 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Field Hockey
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2724
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,321,759 $55,073 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $10,299,943
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $857,977
Cost
Full picture →$27,450net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,234 in-state · $40,188 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 24 burglaries · 145 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Pennsylvania State University
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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions54% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,450 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 42,223Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 22 | 23 | $166k | — | 72% | |
| Saint Francis University Division III · Independent | 45 | 24 | $628k | 990 | 77% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 52 | 34 | $243k | — | 79% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League | 52 | 25 | $1.4M | 1000 | 32% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 23 | $111k | — | 43% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 54 | 26 | $460k | — | 86% | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 22 | $142k | — | 68% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 60 | 25 | $77k | — | 90% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 64 | 25 | $90k | — | 78% | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 69 | 29 | $300k | — | 91% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 72 | 18 | $39k | — | 96% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 74 | 28 | $156k | — | 48% |
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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