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Syracuse University Field Hockey

Syracuse, NY · the Orange · Syracuse University overview
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26
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 27
$2.2M
Team budget
90th percentile in Division I
$83,816
Per roster spot
median $48,983
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
973
APR
95% of players retained
42%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Syracuse University fields a field hockey team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (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 $2,179,222, well above the median of $1.2M — $83,816 per roster spot, top 10% 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 973, about the median of 993, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,189,256 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $32,338 per roster spot.

Among Division I field hockey programs

Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#9Team budgetof 79 · Division I#8Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#22Roster sizeof 79 · Division I#68APRof 79 · Division I
Team budget$2.2M
Spend per player$83,816
Roster size26
Coaching staff4
APR973

Team budgets across the division

$328k$2.7M
this programevery Division I field hockey program

Roster sizes (cap 27)

1885
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster26 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap27 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,179,222 for the year
  • Operating expenses$270,845 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$83,816 division median $48,983
  • Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 955 latest
  • Players retained95% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$11,189,256 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$32,338 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$425,953 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Lynn Farquhar head coachHead Coachnot on file
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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

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Campus

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15,739undergraduates · 22,948 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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42%admitted · of 42,089 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1430
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
81%

Field Hockey

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26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2726
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate973
95% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,179,222 $83,816 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$11,189,256
Recruiting spend, women's
$425,953

Cost

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$51,520net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$85,147
Average net price$51,520
Net price by family income
$0–30k$21,505
$30–48k$16,002
$48–75k$19,633
$75–110k$31,776
$110k and up$55,337
Tuition & fees
$63,061

Campus safety

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0.89violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.89
Property1.99
In residence halls
36 burglaries · 52 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024

Majors

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15%of bachelor's degrees in communication & journalism · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Communication & journalism492 · 15%
Social sciences454 · 14%
Business450 · 13%
Visual & performing arts305 · 9%
Computer & information sciences240 · 7%

Research Syracuse 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 divisionAdmissions42% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$51,520 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCommunication & journalism · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,739Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.89 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Field Hockey programs within 150 miles

Syracuse UniversityState University of New York at Morrisville · 27 miState University of New York at Cortland · 30 miColgate University · 34 miState University of New York at Oswego · 35 miHamilton College · 37 miUtica University · 44 miCornell University · 44 miHobart and William Smith Colleges · 45 miIthaca College · 46 miKeuka College · 57 miState University of New York at Oneonta · 67 miHartwick College · 67 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference2715$99k—91%
State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference3024$173k—51%
Colgate University Division I · Patriot League3427$877k100012%
State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference3522$115k—80%
Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference3727$305k—12%
Utica University Division III · Empire 84425$149k—87%
Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League4424$811k9948%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League4525$233k—57%
Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League4629$266k—70%
Keuka College Division III · Empire 85718$79k—94%
State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference6722$155k—70%
Hartwick College Division III · Empire 86725$143k—69%

Other field hockey programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Stanford University room for 225$2.7M$106,2491000vs
Duke University at cap27$2.5M$91,308996vs
Wake Forest University room for 126$2.2M$84,9721000vs
Syracuse University room for 126$2.2M$83,816973vs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill room for 126$2.1M$81,110986vs
Boston College room for 225$2.1M$82,892994vs
University of Virginia room for 522$2.1M$93,995985vs
University of California, Berkeley at cap27$1.7M$61,805993vs
University of Louisville 1 over cap28$1.3M$45,839988vs

Every Atlantic Coast Conference field hockey program · Field Hockey budgets ranked