Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's)
Syracuse University Women's Ice Hockey
Syracuse, NY · the Orange · Syracuse University overview
24
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 26
$2.7M
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division I
$113,443
Per roster spot
median $75,202
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
42%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Syracuse University fields a women's ice hockey team in the Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,722,634, above the median of $2.1M — $113,443 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 993, with 99% 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 women's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 39 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#8Team budgetof 39 · Division I#8Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 39 · Division I#16APRof 39 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's ice hockey program
Roster sizes (cap 26)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,722,634 for the year
- Operating expenses$307,659 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$113,443 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% 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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Idalski | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brendon Knight | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Patricia Sautter Elsmore | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 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 →15,739undergraduates · 22,948 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →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%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2624
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,722,634 $113,443 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
Full picture →$51,520net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,061
Campus safety
Full picture →0.89violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 52 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in communication & journalism · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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.
Women's Ice Hockey program24 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
Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 27 | 23 | $176k | — | 91% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 30 | 25 | $204k | — | 51% | |
| Colgate University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 34 | 22 | $2.6M | 993 | 12% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 35 | 25 | $153k | — | 80% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 37 | 28 | $459k | — | 12% | |
| Utica University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 44 | 31 | $391k | — | 87% | |
| Cornell University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 44 | 27 | $1.5M | 988 | 8% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 45 | 26 | $432k | — | 57% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 70 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 70 | 31 | $392k | — | 79% | |
| Elmira College Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 74 | 27 | $222k | — | 91% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 78 | 29 | $2.3M | 971 | 71% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Atlantic Hockey America (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 24 | $2.7M | $113,443 | 993 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University room for 4 | 22 | $2.7M | $123,015 | 997 | vs | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology 3 over cap | 29 | $2.3M | $78,392 | 971 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University room for 1 | 25 | $1.7M | $69,184 | 982 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University room for 1 | 25 | $1.4M | $54,325 | 989 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 1 | 25 | $1.2M | $49,999 | — | vs | |
| University of Delaware | — | — | — | — | vs |
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