Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)
University of Connecticut Women's Ice Hockey
Storrs, CT · the Huskies · University of Connecticut overview
25
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 26
$2.1M
Team budget
50th percentile in Division I
$83,191
Per roster spot
median $75,202
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Connecticut fields a women's ice hockey team in the Hockey East Association (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $2,079,796, about the median of $2.1M — $83,191 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,962,175 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,816 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).
#20Team budgetof 39 · Division I#17Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#18Roster sizeof 39 · Division I#6APRof 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
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$2,079,796 for the year
- Operating expenses$499,444 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$83,191 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,962,175 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,816 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$618,702 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris MacKenzie head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Casey Handrahan | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ainsley Svetek | 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 →19,388undergraduates · 27,364 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →54%admitted · of 46,645 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1420
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2625
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,079,796 $83,192 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,962,175
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $618,702
Cost
Full picture →$22,324net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,366 in-state · $43,034 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 38 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 22 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Connecticut
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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions54% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,324 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 19,388Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 23 | 24 | $206k | — | 88% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 23 | 29 | $279k | — | 34% | |
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 25 | 23 | $258k | — | 83% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 27 | 23 | $272k | — | 17% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | 26 | $296k | — | 38% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 37 | 26 | $2.2M | 1000 | 21% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 38 | 25 | $216k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 40 | 26 | $453k | — | 87% | |
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 41 | 23 | $344k | — | 10% | |
| Providence College Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 42 | 25 | $3M | 986 | 49% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 43 | 25 | $2.6M | 997 | 77% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Hockey East Association (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 1 | 25 | $3.1M | $125,187 | 997 | vs | |
| Northeastern University 3 over cap | 29 | $3.1M | $107,454 | 997 | vs | |
| Providence College room for 1 | 25 | $3M | $118,813 | 986 | vs | |
| Boston College 1 over cap | 27 | $3M | $109,963 | 996 | vs | |
| Merrimack College at cap | 26 | $2.3M | $89,097 | 990 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross at cap | 26 | $2.2M | $85,919 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 1 | 25 | $2.1M | $83,191 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Vermont at cap | 26 | $2.1M | $79,330 | 997 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire room for 1 | 25 | $1.8M | $70,814 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Maine room for 2 | 24 | $1.6M | $66,045 | 981 | vs |
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