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Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

St. Catherine University Women's Ice Hockey

St. Paul, MN · the Wildcats · St. Catherine University overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$179k
Team budget
18th percentile in Division III
$7,454
Per roster spot
median $9,552
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

St. Catherine University fields a women's ice hockey team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $178,919, below the median of $255k — $7,454 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$7,454
Roster size24
Coaching staff4

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

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$178,919 for the year
  • Operating expenses$47,222 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$7,454 division median $9,552
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$17,300 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kayla Chilstrom head coachHead 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.
2,431undergraduates · 3,533 students in all
Women 94% Men 6%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
94%admitted · of 1,703 applicants
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%

Women's Ice Hockey

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24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$178,919 $7,455 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$17,300
$22,357net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$64,744
Average net price$22,357
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,519
$30–48k$19,312
$48–75k$19,862
$75–110k$22,036
$110k and up$26,483
Tuition & fees
$37,588

Campus safety

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0.55violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.55
Property0.91
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
46%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing225 · 46%
Psychology40 · 8%
Business38 · 8%
Public administration & social work35 · 7%
Education32 · 7%

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Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles

St. Catherine UniversityUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota) · 1 miHamline University · 3 miAugsburg University · 4 miUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities · 4 miBethel University (Minnesota) · 9 miUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls · 28 miSt. Olaf College · 32 miGustavus Adolphus College · 57 miSt. Cloud State University · 64 miMinnesota State University, Mankato · 67 miCollege of Saint Benedict · 71 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · 83 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn122$2.3M—85%
Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference325$259k—90%
Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference426$197k—77%
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn426$3.7M99277%
Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference924$170k—91%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2825$257k—82%
St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3233$304k—52%
Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5731$274k—62%
St. Cloud State University Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn6426$1.8M98195%
Minnesota State University, Mankato Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn6725$1.5M—91%
College of Saint Benedict Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference71———91%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference8330$251k—76%

Other women's ice hockey programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
St. Olaf College33$304k$9,200—vs
The College of St. Scholastica25$275k$11,012—vs
Gustavus Adolphus College31$274k$8,836—vs
Hamline University25$259k$10,355—vs
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota27$226k$8,378—vs
Augsburg University26$197k$7,563—vs
St. Catherine University24$179k$7,454—vs
Concordia College, Moorhead31$175k$5,660—vs
Bethel University (Minnesota)24$170k$7,074—vs
College of Saint Benedict————vs

Every Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked