Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's)
Pennsylvania State University Women's Ice Hockey
University Park, PA · the Nittany Lions · Pennsylvania State University overview
22
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 26
$2.7M
Team budget
79th percentile in Division I
$123,015
Per roster spot
median $75,202
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Pennsylvania State University fields a women's ice hockey team in the Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, below the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,706,334, above the median of $2.1M — $123,015 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, 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 women's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 39 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#9Team budgetof 39 · Division I#5Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#36Roster sizeof 39 · Division I#6APRof 39 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's ice hockey program
Roster sizes (cap 26)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,706,334 for the year
- Operating expenses$868,505 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$123,015 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate997 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Kampersal 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 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 →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%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2622
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,706,334 $123,015 per roster spot · top quarter 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.
Women's Ice Hockey program22 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
Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 78 | 29 | $197k | — | 75% | |
| Hood College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 98 | 25 | $200k | — | 78% | |
| Elmira College Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 105 | 27 | $222k | — | 91% | |
| Alvernia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 107 | 26 | $309k | — | 62% | |
| Wilkes University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 107 | 30 | $298k | — | 91% | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 108 | 22 | $175k | — | 93% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 111 | 24 | $294k | — | 83% | |
| Chatham University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 111 | 28 | $372k | — | 70% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 125 | 25 | $1.4M | 989 | 91% | |
| Cornell University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 134 | 27 | $1.5M | 988 | 8% | |
| University of Delaware Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 135 | — | — | — | 65% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 143 | 29 | $194k | — | 76% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Atlantic Hockey America (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 24 | $2.7M | $113,443 | 993 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University room for 4 | 22 | $2.7M | $123,015 | 997 | vs | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology 3 over cap | 29 | $2.3M | $78,392 | 971 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University room for 1 | 25 | $1.7M | $69,184 | 982 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University room for 1 | 25 | $1.4M | $54,325 | 989 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 1 | 25 | $1.2M | $49,999 | — | vs | |
| University of Delaware | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked