Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Providence College Field Hockey
Providence, RI · the Friars · Providence College overview
25
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 27
$1.5M
Team budget
71st percentile in Division I
$58,859
Per roster spot
median $48,983
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
992
APR
99% of players retained
49%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Providence College fields a field hockey team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,471,496, above the median of $1.2M — $58,859 per roster spot, upper half of Division I field hockey programs. That leaves room for 2 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 $7,967,026 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,183 per roster spot.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#24Team budgetof 79 · Division I#24Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#36Roster 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
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,471,496 for the year
- Operating expenses$108,170 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$58,859 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 968 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,967,026 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,183 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$343,726 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Madl 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,191undergraduates · 4,635 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →49%admitted · of 12,469 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1400
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Field Hockey
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2725
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,471,496 $58,860 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,967,026
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $343,726
Cost
Full picture →$46,645net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,848
Campus safety
Full picture →1.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →45%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Providence College
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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions49% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$46,645 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 45%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,191Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 2 | 22 | $142k | — | 84% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 26 | $510k | 997 | 5% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 7 | 26 | $864k | 990 | 66% | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 16 | 23 | $162k | — | 71% | |
| Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 24 | $80k | — | 88% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 17 | 21 | $103k | — | 74% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 24 | 25 | $760k | — | 73% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 26 | 22 | $72k | — | 89% | |
| Salve Regina University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 27 | 25 | $138k | — | 70% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Division III · Little East Conference | 27 | 19 | $124k | — | 92% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 29 | 20 | $103k | — | 88% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 31 | 19 | $50k | — | 85% |
Other field hockey programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple University room for 1 | 26 | $1.6M | $61,008 | 997 | vs | |
| Liberty University at cap | 27 | $1.6M | $57,874 | 979 | vs | |
| Providence College room for 2 | 25 | $1.5M | $58,859 | 992 | vs | |
| Villanova University at cap | 27 | $1.4M | $51,862 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 3 | 24 | $1.4M | $57,549 | 984 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University room for 1 | 26 | $1.2M | $46,815 | 983 | vs | |
| Georgetown University room for 3 | 24 | $390k | $16,246 | 1000 | vs |
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