Division I · The Ivy League
Yale University Field Hockey
New Haven, CT · the Bulldogs · Yale University overview
24
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 27
$836k
Team budget
31st percentile in Division I
$34,832
Per roster spot
median $48,983
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
5%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Yale University fields a field hockey team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $835,989, below the median of $1.2M — $34,832 per roster spot, lower half of Division I field hockey programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 27 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 reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I field hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 79 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#55Team budgetof 79 · Division I#52Spend per playerof 79 · Division I#48Roster sizeof 79 · Division I#15APRof 79 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 27)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap27 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$835,989 for the year
- Operating expenses$88,846 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,832 division median $48,983
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$429,111 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Gonzalez head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kerry Kiddoo | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hannah Tepper | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the field hockey recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →6,818undergraduates · 15,081 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →5%admitted · of 51,803 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Field Hockey
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2724
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $835,989 $34,833 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $429,111
Cost
Full picture →$26,044net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,700
Campus safety
Full picture →3.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 63 burglaries · 112 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Yale 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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions5% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,044 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,818Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 2 | 21 | $414k | — | 81% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 2 | 28 | $328k | — | 81% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Northeast Conference | 8 | 23 | $1.4M | 993 | 77% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Northeast Conference | 18 | 26 | $853k | 1000 | 68% | |
| Fairfield University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 20 | 28 | $1M | 994 | 45% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 22 | 26 | $231k | — | 17% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 28 | 21 | $193k | — | 81% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 33 | 28 | $254k | — | 34% | |
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 34 | 26 | $144k | — | 80% | |
| University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England | 35 | — | — | — | 83% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 43 | 25 | $209k | — | 38% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Independent | 45 | 16 | $72k | — | 85% |
Other field hockey programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University room for 3 | 24 | $960k | $39,996 | 992 | vs | |
| Yale University room for 3 | 24 | $836k | $34,832 | 997 | vs | |
| Cornell University room for 3 | 24 | $811k | $33,790 | 994 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 2 | 25 | $637k | $25,489 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania room for 2 | 25 | $588k | $23,507 | 993 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 1 | 26 | $510k | $19,606 | 997 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 4 | 23 | $441k | $19,183 | 1000 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 8 | 19 | $377k | $19,831 | 1000 | vs |
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