Division I · Northeast Conference
Sacred Heart University Field Hockey
Fairfield, CT · the Pioneers · Sacred Heart University overview
26
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 27
$853k
Team budget
32nd percentile in Division I
$32,795
Per roster spot
median $48,983
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Sacred Heart University fields a field hockey team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $852,695, below the median of $1.2M — $32,795 per roster spot, lower half of Division I field hockey programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,887,879 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,994 per roster spot.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#54Team budgetof 79 · Division I#55Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#22Roster sizeof 79 · Division I#1APRof 79 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 27)
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$852,695 for the year
- Operating expenses$115,008 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,795 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,887,879 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,994 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$141,572 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Van Der Merwe head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tess Csejka | Assistant Coach | 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 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 →6,960undergraduates · 11,179 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,284 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Field Hockey
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2726
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $852,695 $32,796 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,887,879
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $141,572
Cost
Full picture →$46,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,460
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Sacred Heart 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.
Field Hockey program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$46,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 4 | 28 | $1M | 994 | 45% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 15 | 28 | $328k | — | 81% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 16 | 21 | $193k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 17 | 21 | $414k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 24 | $836k | 997 | 5% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Northeast Conference | 23 | 23 | $1.4M | 993 | 77% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Independent | 28 | 16 | $72k | — | 85% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 33 | 21 | $917k | — | 90% | |
| Mercy University Division II · East Coast Conference | 36 | 19 | $184k | — | 85% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 38 | 26 | $231k | — | 17% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 38 | 18 | $247k | — | 82% | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · East Coast Conference | 39 | — | — | — | 79% |
Other field hockey programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University room for 4 | 23 | $1.4M | $59,169 | 993 | vs | |
| Long Island University room for 6 | 21 | $917k | $43,687 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University room for 1 | 26 | $853k | $32,795 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stonehill College room for 2 | 25 | $760k | $30,380 | — | vs | |
| Wagner College at cap | 27 | $704k | $26,056 | — | vs | |
| Merrimack College room for 8 | 19 | $545k | $28,684 | — | vs | |
| Rider University room for 4 | 23 | $519k | $22,543 | 976 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University room for 5 | 22 | $402k | $18,270 | — | vs | |
| University of New Haven 1 over cap | 28 | $328k | $11,707 | — | vs |
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