Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest University Field Hockey
Winston-Salem, NC · the Deacons · Wake Forest University overview
26
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 27
$2.2M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$84,972
Per roster spot
median $48,983
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
22%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Wake Forest University 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 2 assistants. Team expenses were $2,209,275, well above the median of $1.2M — $84,972 per roster spot, top 10% 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 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,501,401 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $34,410 per roster spot.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 27)
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$2,209,275 for the year
- Operating expenses$318,093 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$84,972 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,501,401 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$34,410 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$490,796 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer D Averill 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 →5,471undergraduates · 9,121 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →22%admitted · of 17,479 applicants
SAT middle 50%1390 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Field Hockey
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2726
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,209,275 $84,972 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,501,401
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $490,796
Cost
Full picture →$27,790net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,758
Campus safety
Full picture →1.39violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wake Forest University
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 divisionAdmissions22% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,790 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,471Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.39 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 54 | 25 | $634k | 1000 | 14% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 70 | 26 | $2.1M | 986 | 19% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Independent | 72 | 22 | $536k | — | 68% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 74 | 27 | $257k | — | 90% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 75 | 27 | $2.5M | 996 | 7% | |
| Appalachian State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 78 | 25 | $777k | 992 | 89% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 80 | 25 | $359k | — | 85% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 81 | 26 | $128k | — | 80% | |
| Meredith College Division III · Independent | 92 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| Liberty University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 104 | 27 | $1.6M | 979 | 99% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 106 | 25 | $198k | — | 82% | |
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 119 | — | — | — | 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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