Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn
University of Minnesota Duluth Women's Ice Hockey
Duluth, MN · the Bulldogs · University of Minnesota Duluth overview
23
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 26
$2.5M
Team budget
68th percentile in Division I
$110,449
Per roster spot
median $75,202
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Minnesota Duluth fields a women's ice hockey team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Assn (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,540,340, above the median of $2.1M — $110,449 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,375,822 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,312 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).
#13Team budgetof 39 · Division I#9Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#33Roster sizeof 39 · Division I#22APRof 39 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's ice hockey program
Roster sizes (cap 26)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,540,340 for the year
- Operating expenses$606,506 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$110,449 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,375,822 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,312 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$70,759 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Schuler 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 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 →8,525undergraduates · 9,350 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 9,502 applicants
SAT middle 50%1128 – 1335
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2623
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,540,340 $110,450 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,375,822
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $70,759
Cost
Full picture →$19,542net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,318 in-state · $19,762 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 29 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Minnesota Duluth
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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,542 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,525Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.83 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The College of St. Scholastica Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 25 | $275k | — | 94% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 7 | 22 | $147k | — | 94% | |
| St. Cloud State University Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 132 | 26 | $1.8M | 981 | 95% | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 132 | 24 | $170k | — | 91% | |
| College of Saint Benedict Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 138 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 138 | 25 | $259k | — | 90% | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 138 | 25 | $257k | — | 82% | |
| Bemidji State University Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 139 | 27 | $1.7M | 992 | 71% | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 139 | 26 | $3.7M | 992 | 77% | |
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 139 | 26 | $197k | — | 77% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 140 | 22 | $2.3M | — | 85% | |
| St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 141 | 24 | $179k | — | 94% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Western Collegiate Hockey Assn
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University room for 4 | 22 | $4M | $184,038 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison room for 2 | 24 | $4M | $168,443 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities at cap | 26 | $3.7M | $142,623 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota Duluth room for 3 | 23 | $2.5M | $110,449 | 990 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) room for 4 | 22 | $2.3M | $105,422 | — | vs | |
| St. Cloud State University at cap | 26 | $1.8M | $69,143 | 981 | vs | |
| Bemidji State University 1 over cap | 27 | $1.7M | $62,848 | 992 | vs | |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato room for 1 | 25 | $1.5M | $61,753 | — | vs |
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