Saint Louis University Field Hockey
Saint Louis University fields a field hockey team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $710,531, well below the median of $1.2M — $39,473 per roster spot, lower half of Division I field hockey programs. That leaves room for 9 under the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,676,411 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,944 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
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 room for 9
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$710,531 for the year
- Operating expenses$197,436 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$39,473 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,676,411 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,944 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$169,603 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Hurff head coach | Interim 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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Field Hockey
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $710,531 $39,474 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,676,411
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $169,603
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $53,244
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Field Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Independent | 15 | 23 | $364k | — | 94% |
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