Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)
Princeton University Women's Ice Hockey
Princeton, NJ · the Tigers · Princeton University overview
23
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 26
$1.1M
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$49,854
Per roster spot
median $75,202
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
991
APR
99% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Princeton University fields a women's ice hockey team in the ECAC Hockey (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,146,662, well below the median of $2.1M — $49,854 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 991, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 39 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#38Team budgetof 39 · Division I#36Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#33Roster sizeof 39 · Division I#20APRof 39 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 26)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,146,662 for the year
- Operating expenses$339,293 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,854 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$585,633 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Cara Morey head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Courtney Kessel | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shelly Picard | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Daniel Gould | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| McKenna Wesloh | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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 →5,671undergraduates · 8,922 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 39,644 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2623
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate991
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,146,662 $49,855 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $585,633
Cost
Full picture →$19,811net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,710
Campus safety
Full picture →1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Princeton 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,811 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,671Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.06 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 32 | 28 | $307k | — | 79% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 53 | 29 | $194k | — | 76% | |
| Long Island University Division I · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 65 | 27 | $2M | — | 90% | |
| Alvernia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 67 | 26 | $309k | — | 62% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 68 | 24 | $178k | — | 85% | |
| University of Delaware Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 74 | — | — | — | 65% | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 89 | 22 | $175k | — | 93% | |
| Wilkes University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 89 | 30 | $298k | — | 91% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 95 | 35 | $1.3M | 1000 | 68% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 96 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 98 | 29 | $197k | — | 75% | |
| Yale University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 112 | 32 | $1.2M | 1000 | 5% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the ECAC Hockey (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence University room for 1 | 25 | $2.7M | $106,646 | 997 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 4 | 22 | $2.6M | $120,035 | 993 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University room for 1 | 25 | $2.6M | $103,584 | 997 | vs | |
| Clarkson University 3 over cap | 29 | $2.2M | $74,576 | 994 | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 3 over cap | 29 | $2.2M | $74,192 | 997 | vs | |
| Union College (New York) at cap | 26 | $1.7M | $63,805 | 990 | vs | |
| Cornell University 1 over cap | 27 | $1.5M | $55,327 | 988 | vs | |
| Harvard University at cap | 26 | $1.5M | $57,060 | 1000 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 2 | 24 | $1.4M | $56,450 | 991 | vs | |
| Yale University 6 over cap | 32 | $1.2M | $37,518 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 3 | 23 | $1.1M | $49,854 | 991 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 2 | 24 | $842k | $35,080 | 1000 | vs |
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