Division III · Little East Conference
Western Connecticut State University Field Hockey
Danbury, CT · the Wolves · Western Connecticut State University overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$193k
Team budget
73rd percentile in Division III
$9,192
Per roster spot
median $6,535
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Western Connecticut State University fields a field hockey team in the Little East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $193,038, above the median of $142k — $9,192 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III field hockey programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 153 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#42Team budgetof 153 · Division III#24Spend per playerof 153 · Division III#96Roster sizeof 153 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III field hockey program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$193,038 for the year
- Operating expenses$39,724 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,192 division median $6,535
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$3,129 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dani McDonnell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school field hockey players50,764 2024-25
- Division III roster spots3,464 153 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 15 6.8% 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.Campus
Full picture →3,542undergraduates · 4,137 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 5,457 applicants
SAT middle 50%840 – 1150
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Field Hockey
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $193,038 $9,192 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $3,129
Cost
Full picture →$16,527net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,763 in-state · $16,095 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Connecticut State 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,527 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,542Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Northeast Conference | 16 | 26 | $853k | 1000 | 68% | |
| Fairfield University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 19 | 28 | $1M | 994 | 45% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 26 | 28 | $328k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 26 | 21 | $414k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 28 | 24 | $836k | 997 | 5% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Northeast Conference | 29 | 23 | $1.4M | 993 | 77% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Independent | 29 | 16 | $72k | — | 85% | |
| Vassar College Division III · Liberty League | 31 | 20 | $154k | — | 18% | |
| Mercy University Division II · East Coast Conference | 34 | 19 | $184k | — | 85% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 36 | 18 | $247k | — | 82% | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · East Coast Conference | 36 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York at New Paltz Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 41 | 21 | $209k | — | 59% |
Other field hockey programs in the Little East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 21 | $222k | $10,548 | — | vs | |
| University of Southern Maine | 27 | $213k | $7,875 | — | vs | |
| Western Connecticut State University | 21 | $193k | $9,192 | — | vs | |
| Keene State College | 27 | $144k | $5,341 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 19 | $124k | $6,536 | — | vs | |
| Vermont State University Castleton | 27 | $115k | $4,266 | — | vs | |
| Plymouth State University | 21 | $83k | $3,944 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | — | — | — | — | vs |
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