Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)
Providence College Women's Ice Hockey
Providence, RI · the Friars · Providence College overview
25
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 26
$3M
Team budget
87th percentile in Division I
$118,813
Per roster spot
median $75,202
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
986
APR
97% of players retained
49%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Providence College fields a women's ice hockey team in the Hockey East Association (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $2,970,346, above the median of $2.1M — $118,813 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 993, with 97% 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 women's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 39 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#6Team budgetof 39 · Division I#7Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#18Roster sizeof 39 · Division I#29APRof 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
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$2,970,346 for the year
- Operating expenses$239,414 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$118,813 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Kelly head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Nicole Norton | Interim Head Coach | not on file |
| Katie Burt | Interim Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Danielle Slominski | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jace LeClair | Director of Hockey Operations | 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 →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%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2625
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate986
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,970,346 $118,814 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 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.
Women's Ice 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
Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 2 | 26 | $303k | — | 84% | |
| Brown University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 2 | 24 | $842k | 1000 | 5% | |
| Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 24 | 23 | $1.4M | — | 73% | |
| Salve Regina University Division III · Conference of New England | 27 | 32 | $389k | — | 70% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 29 | 24 | $206k | — | 88% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 31 | 18 | $101k | — | 85% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 32 | 30 | $270k | — | 92% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 33 | 26 | $2.2M | 1000 | 21% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 25 | $216k | — | 90% | |
| Boston College Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 37 | 27 | $3M | 996 | 16% | |
| Assumption University Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 37 | 26 | $453k | — | 87% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Hockey East Association (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 1 | 25 | $3.1M | $125,187 | 997 | vs | |
| Northeastern University 3 over cap | 29 | $3.1M | $107,454 | 997 | vs | |
| Providence College room for 1 | 25 | $3M | $118,813 | 986 | vs | |
| Boston College 1 over cap | 27 | $3M | $109,963 | 996 | vs | |
| Merrimack College at cap | 26 | $2.3M | $89,097 | 990 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross at cap | 26 | $2.2M | $85,919 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 1 | 25 | $2.1M | $83,191 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Vermont at cap | 26 | $2.1M | $79,330 | 997 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire room for 1 | 25 | $1.8M | $70,814 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Maine room for 2 | 24 | $1.6M | $66,045 | 981 | vs |
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