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University at Albany Field Hockey

Albany, NY · the Great Danes · University at Albany overview
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21
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 27
$914k
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$43,519
Per roster spot
median $48,983
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
976
APR
96% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University at Albany fields a field hockey team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, below the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $913,917, below the median of $1.2M — $43,519 per roster spot, lower half of Division I field hockey programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 976, about the median of 993, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,851,038 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,847 per roster spot.

Among Division I field hockey programs

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

#51Team budgetof 79 · Division I#47Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#73Roster sizeof 79 · Division I#66APRof 79 · Division I
Team budget$914k
Spend per player$43,519
Roster size21
Coaching staff3
APR976

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

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap27 room for 6
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$913,917 for the year
  • Operating expenses$78,032 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$43,519 division median $48,983
  • Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 968 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,851,038 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$15,847 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$139,678 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Phil Sykes 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

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

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Campus

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12,190undergraduates · 16,880 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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70%admitted · of 30,740 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%

Field Hockey

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2721
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate976
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$913,917 $43,520 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,851,038
Recruiting spend, women's
$139,678

Cost

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$19,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,790
Sticker, out-of-state$48,380
Average net price$19,165
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,066
$30–48k$15,895
$48–75k$19,850
$75–110k$20,811
$110k and up$25,009
Tuition & fees
$10,408 in-state · $28,998 out

Campus safety

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1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.33
Property0.66
In residence halls
21 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
10 over 2022–2024

Majors

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15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business435 · 15%
Social sciences409 · 14%
Computer & information sciences298 · 11%
Multidisciplinary studies291 · 10%
Psychology285 · 10%

Research University at Albany

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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.33 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Field Hockey programs within 150 miles

University at AlbanyRussell Sage College · 7 miRensselaer Polytechnic Institute · 8 miUnion College (New York) · 11 miSkidmore College · 29 miWilliams College · 32 miState University of New York at Oneonta · 65 miWestfield State University · 65 miHartwick College · 65 miSmith College · 66 miState University of New York at New Paltz · 67 miVassar College · 69 miUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst · 69 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8717$149k—76%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League825$140k—58%
Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League1126$196k—44%
Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League2923$128k—23%
Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference3225$233k—10%
State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference6522$155k—70%
Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference6518$82k—81%
Hartwick College Division III · Empire 86525$143k—69%
Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference66———20%
State University of New York at New Paltz Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference6721$209k—59%
Vassar College Division III · Liberty League6920$154k—18%
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference6925$1.4M98958%

Other field hockey programs in the America East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of New Hampshire room for 225$1.3M$53,853993vs
University of Vermont room for 126$1.3M$49,320984vs
University of Massachusetts Lowell room for 324$1.2M$49,441993vs
University of Maine room for 621$1.1M$50,648987vs
University at Albany room for 621$914k$43,519976vs
Bryant University room for 126$864k$33,245990vs

Every America East Conference field hockey program · Field Hockey budgets ranked