Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Women's Ice Hockey
Troy, NY · the Engineers · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute overview
29
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 26
$2.2M
Team budget
53rd percentile in Division I
$74,192
Per roster spot
median $75,202
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
58%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute fields a women's ice hockey team in the ECAC Hockey (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, above the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,151,578, about the median of $2.1M — $74,192 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's ice hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (10 of 39 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $1,365,397 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $4,293 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).
#19Team budgetof 39 · Division I#22Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#3Roster 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
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,151,578 for the year
- Operating expenses$224,340 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$74,192 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$1,365,397 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,293 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$62,302 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Vines head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Ardito | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Gayso | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kate Sawyer | Director of Operations | 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
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 →5,954undergraduates · 7,024 students in all
Women 31% Men 69%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 16,283 applicants
SAT middle 50%1330 – 1500
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2629
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,151,578 $74,192 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,365,397
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $62,302
Cost
Full picture →$35,940net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $61,884
Campus safety
Full picture →0.8violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →43%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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 program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,940 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 43%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,954Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union College (New York) Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 14 | 26 | $1.7M | 990 | 44% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 24 | 24 | $264k | — | 10% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | 20 | $140k | — | 92% | |
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 64 | 23 | $344k | — | 10% | |
| Keene State College Division III · Little East Conference | 72 | 24 | $286k | — | 89% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 73 | 23 | $258k | — | 83% | |
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 82 | 27 | $576k | — | 90% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 85 | 29 | $279k | — | 34% | |
| Utica University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 85 | 31 | $391k | — | 87% | |
| Post University Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 88 | 24 | $620k | — | — | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 90 | 28 | $459k | — | 12% |
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 |
Every ECAC Hockey (Women's) women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked