Rochester Institute of Technology Women's Ice Hockey
Rochester Institute of Technology fields a women's ice hockey team in the Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, above the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $2,273,381, about the median of $2.1M — $78,392 per roster spot, upper 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 971, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,197,214 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $4,450 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 26)
The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$2,273,381 for the year
- Operating expenses$446,690 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$78,392 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,197,214 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,450 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,693 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Celeste Brown head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,273,381 $78,392 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,197,214
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,693
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $56,664
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 65 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 35 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rochester Institute of Technology
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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 8 | 31 | $392k | — | 79% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 8 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 38 | 26 | $432k | — | 57% | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 62 | 23 | $226k | — | 76% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 62 | 14 | $152k | — | 98% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 62 | 25 | $153k | — | 80% | |
| Cornell University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 75 | 27 | $1.5M | 988 | 8% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 78 | 24 | $2.7M | 993 | 42% | |
| Elmira College Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 81 | 27 | $222k | — | 91% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 82 | 25 | $204k | — | 51% | |
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 104 | 23 | $176k | — | 91% | |
| Colgate University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 110 | 22 | $2.6M | 993 | 12% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Atlantic Hockey America (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 24 | $2.7M | $113,443 | 993 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University room for 4 | 22 | $2.7M | $123,015 | 997 | vs | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology 3 over cap | 29 | $2.3M | $78,392 | 971 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University room for 1 | 25 | $1.7M | $69,184 | 982 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University room for 1 | 25 | $1.4M | $54,325 | 989 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 1 | 25 | $1.2M | $49,999 | — | vs | |
| University of Delaware | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked