Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Field Hockey
Chapel Hill, NC · the Tar Heels · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill overview
26
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 27
$2.1M
Team budget
89th percentile in Division I
$81,110
Per roster spot
median $48,983
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
19%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill fields a field hockey team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,108,874, well above the median of $1.2M — $81,110 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I field hockey programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 27 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,028,006 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,626 per roster spot.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#10Team budgetof 79 · Division I#11Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#22Roster sizeof 79 · Division I#52APRof 79 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 27)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,108,874 for the year
- Operating expenses$542,891 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$81,110 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,028,006 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,626 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$964,180 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Erin Matson 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →20,681undergraduates · 32,234 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →19%admitted · of 57,902 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1530
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Field Hockey
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2726
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,108,874 $81,111 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,028,006
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $964,180
Cost
Full picture →$11,140net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,989 in-state · $39,330 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 26 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions19% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,140 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 20,681Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 27 | $2.5M | 996 | 7% | |
| Meredith College Division III · Independent | 22 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| Barton College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 65 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 70 | 26 | $2.2M | 1000 | 22% | |
| Liberty University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 100 | 27 | $1.6M | 979 | 99% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 101 | 25 | $359k | — | 85% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 102 | 22 | $596k | 1000 | 85% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 103 | 25 | $198k | — | 82% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 105 | 25 | $634k | 1000 | 14% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 111 | 26 | $128k | — | 80% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Independent | 112 | 22 | $536k | — | 68% | |
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 114 | — | — | — | 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 |
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