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Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)

University of Vermont Women's Ice Hockey

Burlington, VT · the Catamounts · University of Vermont overview
26
Roster
at the D-I cap of 26
$2.1M
Team budget
47th percentile in Division I
$79,330
Per roster spot
median $75,202
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
60%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of Vermont fields a women's ice hockey team in the Hockey East Association (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $2,062,594, about the median of $2.1M — $79,330 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That is exactly 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 $4,573,118 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,002 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).

Team budget$2.1M
Spend per player$79,330
Roster size26
Coaching staff3
APR997

Team budgets across the division

$842k$4M
this programevery Division I women's ice hockey program

Roster sizes (cap 26)

2235
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster26 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap26 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,062,594 for the year
  • Operating expenses$347,141 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$79,330 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$4,573,118 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$12,002 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$178,122 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jim PlumerHead CoachOn file · sign in
Victoria BlakeAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Erik StrandAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Hugo TurcotteAssistant Coach & Director of Operationsnot 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
12,168undergraduates · 14,320 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
60%admitted · of 28,236 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1420
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
79%

Women's Ice Hockey

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26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2626
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,062,594 $79,331 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,573,118
Recruiting spend, women's
$178,122
$22,062net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$35,798
Sticker, out-of-state$60,798
Average net price$22,062
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,958
$30–48k$13,113
$48–75k$17,261
$75–110k$22,233
$110k and up$28,049
Tuition & fees
$18,890 in-state · $43,890 out

Campus safety

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1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.04
Property1.27
In residence halls
25 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024
11%of bachelor's degrees in natural resources & conservation · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Natural resources & conservation289 · 11%
Biological sciences286 · 11%
Health professions & nursing250 · 10%
Business245 · 9%
Social sciences221 · 8%

Research University of Vermont

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 programs within 150 miles

University of VermontSaint Michael's College · 2 miPlattsburgh State University of New York · 20 miNorwich University · 35 miVermont State University Castleton · 47 miDartmouth College · 70 miState University of New York at Potsdam · 88 miClarkson University · 90 miPlymouth State University · 90 miSt. Lawrence University · 97 miState University of New York at Canton · 98 miNew England College · 113 miKeene State College · 117 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Saint Michael's College Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance226$567k—92%
Plattsburgh State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference2026$359k—75%
Norwich University Division III · Little East Conference3526$343k—74%
Vermont State University Castleton Division III · Little East Conference4726$165k—83%
Dartmouth College Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)7024$1.4M9916%
State University of New York at Potsdam Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference8822$203k—85%
Clarkson University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)9029$2.2M99477%
Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference9025$210k—91%
St. Lawrence University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)9725$2.7M99758%
State University of New York at Canton Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference9823$235k—96%
New England College Division III · Little East Conference11325$179k—96%
Keene State College Division III · Little East Conference11724$286k—89%

Other women's ice hockey programs in the Hockey East Association (Women's)

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Boston University room for 125$3.1M$125,187997vs
Northeastern University 3 over cap29$3.1M$107,454997vs
Providence College room for 125$3M$118,813986vs
Boston College 1 over cap27$3M$109,963996vs
Merrimack College at cap26$2.3M$89,097990vs
College of the Holy Cross at cap26$2.2M$85,9191000vs
University of Connecticut room for 125$2.1M$83,191997vs
University of Vermont at cap26$2.1M$79,330997vs
University of New Hampshire room for 125$1.8M$70,814990vs
University of Maine room for 224$1.6M$66,045981vs

Every Hockey East Association (Women's) women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked