University of Louisville Field Hockey
University of Louisville fields a field hockey team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, above the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,283,508, about the median of $1.2M — $45,839 per roster spot, lower half of Division I field hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (12 of 79 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,003,358 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,049 per roster spot.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 27)
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,283,508 for the year
- Operating expenses$275,026 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,839 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,003,358 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,049 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$802,214 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Justine Sowry 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 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Field Hockey
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,283,508 $45,840 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,003,358
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $802,214
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,828 in-state · $29,174 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Louisville
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 3 | 20 | $623k | — | 94% | |
| Centre College Division III · Collegiate Field Hockey Conference | 66 | 19 | $140k | — | 54% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 70 | 22 | $156k | — | 85% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 29 | $1.7M | 1000 | 80% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 103 | — | — | — | — | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 115 | 23 | $209k | — | 54% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 139 | 24 | $781k | 984 | 72% |
Other field hockey programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University room for 2 | 25 | $2.7M | $106,249 | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University at cap | 27 | $2.5M | $91,308 | 996 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University room for 1 | 26 | $2.2M | $84,972 | 1000 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 1 | 26 | $2.2M | $83,816 | 973 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill room for 1 | 26 | $2.1M | $81,110 | 986 | vs | |
| Boston College room for 2 | 25 | $2.1M | $82,892 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Virginia room for 5 | 22 | $2.1M | $93,995 | 985 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley at cap | 27 | $1.7M | $61,805 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 1 over cap | 28 | $1.3M | $45,839 | 988 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference field hockey program · Field Hockey budgets ranked