Division I · America East Conference
University of Maine Field Hockey
Orono, ME · the Black Bears · University of Maine overview
21
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 27
$1.1M
Team budget
41st percentile in Division I
$50,648
Per roster spot
median $48,983
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
987
APR
99% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Maine 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 $1,063,612, below the median of $1.2M — $50,648 per roster spot, upper 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 987, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,704,110 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,191 per roster spot.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#47Team budgetof 79 · Division I#37Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#73Roster sizeof 79 · Division I#51APRof 79 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 27)
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,063,612 for the year
- Operating expenses$240,635 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$50,648 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,704,110 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,191 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$129,311 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Josette Babineau head coach | Head Coach | not 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →9,267undergraduates · 11,760 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 13,995 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Field Hockey
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2721
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate987
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,063,612 $50,648 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,704,110
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $129,311
Cost
Full picture →$18,237net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,606 in-state · $35,346 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 72 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Maine
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 divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,237 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 9,267Setting, 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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husson University Division III · Independent | 8 | 23 | $108k | — | 86% | |
| Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 54 | 32 | $253k | — | 7% | |
| Thomas College Division III · Independent | 55 | 21 | $153k | — | 97% | |
| University of Maine, Farmington Division III · Independent | 74 | 22 | $92k | — | 98% | |
| Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 93 | 24 | $323k | — | 13% | |
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 94 | 21 | $275k | — | 8% | |
| Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 116 | 25 | $147k | — | 82% | |
| University of Southern Maine Division III · Little East Conference | 117 | 27 | $213k | — | 79% | |
| University of New England Division III · Conference of New England | 131 | 21 | $144k | — | 89% |
Other field hockey programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire room for 2 | 25 | $1.3M | $53,853 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Vermont room for 1 | 26 | $1.3M | $49,320 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell room for 3 | 24 | $1.2M | $49,441 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Maine room for 6 | 21 | $1.1M | $50,648 | 987 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 6 | 21 | $914k | $43,519 | 976 | vs | |
| Bryant University room for 1 | 26 | $864k | $33,245 | 990 | vs |
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