Saint Joseph's University Field Hockey
Saint Joseph's University fields a field hockey team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, above the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,308,644, about the median of $1.2M — $45,125 per roster spot, lower half of Division I field hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (12 of 79 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,858,285 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,571 per roster spot.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 27)
The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,308,644 for the year
- Operating expenses$142,768 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,125 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 959 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,858,285 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,571 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$64,083 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sam 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 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the field 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Field Hockey
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,308,644 $45,126 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,858,285
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $64,083
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $51,340
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Field Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 4 | 29 | $164k | — | 13% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 4 | 27 | $1.4M | 997 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 4 | 25 | $588k | 993 | 6% | |
| Temple University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 4 | 26 | $1.6M | 997 | 83% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 5 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 5 | 24 | $760k | 985 | 86% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 6 | 27 | $1.4M | 997 | 25% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 8 | 23 | $191k | — | 79% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 8 | 17 | $112k | — | 94% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 21 | $206k | — | 7% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 11 | 28 | $120k | — | 84% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 14 | 23 | $120k | — | 76% |
Other field hockey programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Richmond room for 3 | 24 | $1.6M | $65,129 | 993 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University room for 3 | 24 | $1.4M | $57,190 | 993 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University 2 over cap | 29 | $1.3M | $45,125 | 992 | vs | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania 58 over cap | 85 | $1.2M | $14,144 | — | vs | |
| La Salle University room for 3 | 24 | $760k | $31,670 | 985 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University room for 9 | 18 | $711k | $39,473 | 986 | vs | |
| Davidson College room for 2 | 25 | $634k | $25,345 | 1000 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference field hockey program · Field Hockey budgets ranked