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Division III · Little East Conference

Vermont State University Castleton Women's Ice Hockey

Castleton, VT · the Spartans · Vermont State University Castleton overview
26
Roster
2024–25 season
$165k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division III
$6,356
Per roster spot
median $9,552
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Vermont State University Castleton fields a women's ice hockey team in the Little East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $165,275, below the median of $255k — $6,356 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's ice hockey programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III women's ice hockey programs

Where this program sits against its 74 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$165k
Spend per player$6,356
Roster size26
Coaching staff5

Team budgets across the division

$101k$459k
this programevery Division III women's ice hockey program

Roster sizes

1433
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster26 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$165,275 for the year
  • Operating expenses$93,517 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$6,356 division median $9,552
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$26,200 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tim McAuliffe head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school ice hockey players9,589 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots1,891 74 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 5 20% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
4,087undergraduates · 5,136 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
Rural
Type
Public · Baccalaureate/associate's college
Affiliation
None
83%admitted · of 3,130 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
45%

Women's Ice Hockey

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26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$165,275 $6,357 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$26,200
$21,253net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,948
Sticker, out-of-state$36,956
Average net price$21,253
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,958
$30–48k$16,623
$48–75k$19,809
$75–110k$24,115
$110k and up$26,240
Tuition & fees
$11,400 in-state · $21,408 out

Campus safety

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1.18violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.18
Property1.37
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Health professions & nursing148 · 21%
Business108 · 15%
Psychology66 · 9%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation59 · 8%
Visual & performing arts53 · 8%

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Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles

Vermont State University CastletonNorwich University · 14 miDartmouth College · 23 miPlymouth State University · 47 miUniversity of Vermont · 47 miSaint Michael's College · 47 miNew England College · 66 miPlattsburgh State University of New York · 67 miKeene State College · 72 miFranklin Pierce University · 85 miSaint Anselm College · 86 miMassachusetts College of Liberal Arts · 90 miWilliams College · 90 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Norwich University Division III · Little East Conference1426$343k—74%
Dartmouth College Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)2324$1.4M9916%
Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference4725$210k—91%
University of Vermont Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)4726$2.1M99760%
Saint Michael's College Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance4726$567k—92%
New England College Division III · Little East Conference6625$179k—96%
Plattsburgh State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference6726$359k—75%
Keene State College Division III · Little East Conference7224$286k—89%
Franklin Pierce University Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance8527$576k—90%
Saint Anselm College Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance8625$580k—78%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference9020$140k—92%
Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference9024$264k—10%

Other women's ice hockey programs in the Little East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Norwich University26$343k$13,189—vs
Keene State College24$286k$11,914—vs
Plymouth State University25$210k$8,416—vs
University of Massachusetts Boston21$186k$8,866—vs
University of Southern Maine22$186k$8,459—vs
New England College25$179k$7,177—vs
Vermont State University Castleton26$165k$6,356—vs
Western Connecticut State University————vs

Every Little East Conference women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked