St. Cloud State University Women's Ice Hockey
St. Cloud State University fields a women's ice hockey team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Assn (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,797,738, below the median of $2.1M — $69,143 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,180,184 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,388 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
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,797,738 for the year
- Operating expenses$480,253 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$69,143 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,180,184 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,388 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$112,569 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mira Jalosuo 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,797,738 $69,144 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,180,184
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $112,569
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,117
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Saint Benedict Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 24 | $170k | — | 91% | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 60 | 26 | $3.7M | 992 | 77% | |
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 26 | $197k | — | 77% | |
| Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | 25 | $259k | — | 90% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 63 | 22 | $2.3M | — | 85% | |
| St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 24 | $179k | — | 94% | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 85 | 31 | $274k | — | 62% | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 89 | 25 | $257k | — | 82% | |
| St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 89 | 33 | $304k | — | 52% | |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 97 | 25 | $1.5M | — | 91% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 127 | 22 | $147k | — | 94% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Western Collegiate Hockey Assn
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University room for 4 | 22 | $4M | $184,038 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison room for 2 | 24 | $4M | $168,443 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities at cap | 26 | $3.7M | $142,623 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota Duluth room for 3 | 23 | $2.5M | $110,449 | 990 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) room for 4 | 22 | $2.3M | $105,422 | — | vs | |
| St. Cloud State University at cap | 26 | $1.8M | $69,143 | 981 | vs | |
| Bemidji State University 1 over cap | 27 | $1.7M | $62,848 | 992 | vs | |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato room for 1 | 25 | $1.5M | $61,753 | — | vs |
Every Western Collegiate Hockey Assn women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked