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Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

Rivier University Women's Ice Hockey

Nashua, NH · the Raiders · Rivier University overview
26
Roster
2024–25 season
$179k
Team budget
19th percentile in Division III
$6,887
Per roster spot
median $9,552
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Rivier University fields a women's ice hockey team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $179,073, below the median of $255k — $6,887 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's ice hockey programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III women's ice hockey programs

Where this program sits against its 74 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$179k
Spend per player$6,887
Roster size26
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$101k$459k
this programevery Division III women's ice hockey program

Roster sizes

1433
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster26 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$179,073 for the year
  • Operating expenses$108,864 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$6,887 division median $9,552
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$10,269 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Marykate Drinkwater head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Hugh MurphyWomen's Ice Hockey Skills CoachOn file · sign in
Rachel HinkleyAssistant Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school ice hockey players9,589 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots1,891 74 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 5 20% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,335undergraduates · 2,879 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
82%admitted · of 1,749 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
58%

Women's Ice Hockey

Full picture →
26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$179,073 $6,887 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$10,269
$28,227net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$56,506
Average net price$28,227
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,807
$30–48k$20,704
$48–75k$24,462
$75–110k$32,788
$110k and up$30,562
Tuition & fees
$37,791

Campus safety

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0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.60
Property0.12
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
60%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 13 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing134 · 60%
Business29 · 13%
Criminal justice & protective services15 · 7%
Education13 · 6%
Biological sciences10 · 4%

Research Rivier 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 programs within 150 miles

Rivier UniversitySaint Anselm College · 17 miMerrimack College · 18 miHarvard University · 30 miFramingham State University · 31 miFranklin Pierce University · 31 miBoston College · 31 miBoston University · 32 miSalem State University · 33 miSuffolk University · 33 miNortheastern University · 33 miEndicott College · 34 miNew England College · 35 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Saint Anselm College Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance1725$580k—78%
Merrimack College Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)1826$2.3M99074%
Harvard University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)3026$1.5M10003%
Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3118$101k—85%
Franklin Pierce University Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance3127$576k—90%
Boston College Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)3127$3M99616%
Boston University Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)3225$3.1M99711%
Salem State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3327$103k—96%
Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England3323$301k—85%
Northeastern University Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)3329$3.1M9976%
Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England3428$170k—72%
New England College Division III · Little East Conference3525$179k—96%

Other women's ice hockey programs in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Worcester State University25$216k$8,630—vs
Rivier University26$179k$6,887—vs
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts20$140k$6,975—vs
Salem State University27$103k$3,805—vs
Framingham State University18$101k$5,605—vs
University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut)————vs

Every Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked