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Westfield State University Field Hockey

Westfield, MA · the Owls · Westfield State University overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$82k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division III
$4,554
Per roster spot
median $6,535
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Westfield State University fields a field hockey team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $81,979, well below the median of $142k — $4,554 per roster spot, bottom 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).

Team budget$82k
Spend per player$4,554
Roster size18
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$34k$628k
this programevery Division III field hockey program

Roster sizes

1236
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster18 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$81,979 for the year
  • Operating expenses$42,729 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$4,554 division median $6,535
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$6,838 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jessica Bergen head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
3,788undergraduates · 4,555 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
81%admitted · of 6,273 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
55%

Field Hockey

Full picture →
18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$81,979 $4,554 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$6,838
$17,723net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,696
Sticker, out-of-state$35,776
Average net price$17,723
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,168
$30–48k$13,563
$48–75k$16,154
$75–110k$21,803
$110k and up$24,459
Tuition & fees
$11,882 in-state · $17,962 out

Campus safety

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1.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.60
Property0.44
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Criminal justice & protective services150 · 19%
Business132 · 16%
Health professions & nursing77 · 10%
Education74 · 9%
Psychology72 · 9%

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Field Hockey programs within 150 miles

Westfield State UniversityElms College · 10 miAmerican International College · 12 miSpringfield College · 12 miMount Holyoke College · 14 miWestern New England University · 14 miSmith College · 15 miAmherst College · 22 miUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst · 22 miUniversity of Hartford · 23 miUniversity of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) · 25 miTrinity College (Connecticut) · 27 miUniversity of Connecticut · 36 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference1017$51k—88%
American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference1216$313k—97%
Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference1227$149k—70%
Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference14———38%
Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England1425$135k—83%
Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference15———20%
Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference2227$291k—10%
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference2225$1.4M98958%
University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England23———83%
University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference2526$144k—80%
Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference2728$254k—34%
University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference3624$1.4M98454%

Other field hockey programs in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Westfield State University18$82k$4,554—vs
Worcester State University24$79k$3,293—vs
Bridgewater State University22$72k$3,278—vs
Fitchburg State University24$54k$2,255—vs
Framingham State University19$50k$2,616—vs
Salem State University20$34k$1,711—vs

Every Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference field hockey program · Field Hockey budgets ranked