Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's)
Yale University Women's Ice Hockey
New Haven, CT · the Bulldogs · Yale University overview
32
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 26
$1.2M
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$37,518
Per roster spot
median $75,202
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
5%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Yale University fields a women's ice hockey team in the ECAC Hockey (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, above the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,200,596, well below the median of $2.1M — $37,518 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's ice hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (10 of 39 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 39 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 26)
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The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,200,596 for the year
- Operating expenses$340,272 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$37,518 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Bolding head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Grant Kimball | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Erica Kromm | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Laura Brennan | 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 ice hockey players9,589 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,000 39 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 10 10% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's ice 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%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2632
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,200,596 $37,519 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 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.
Women's Ice Hockey program32 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
Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 1 | 26 | $326k | — | 64% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 8 | 25 | $2.6M | 997 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 17 | 24 | $620k | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 18 | 35 | $1.3M | 1000 | 68% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 22 | 23 | $272k | — | 17% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 28 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 33 | 29 | $279k | — | 34% | |
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 43 | 26 | $296k | — | 38% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 45 | 24 | $178k | — | 85% | |
| Long Island University Division I · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 49 | 27 | $2M | — | 90% | |
| University of Connecticut Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 49 | 25 | $2.1M | 997 | 54% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the ECAC Hockey (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence University room for 1 | 25 | $2.7M | $106,646 | 997 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 4 | 22 | $2.6M | $120,035 | 993 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University room for 1 | 25 | $2.6M | $103,584 | 997 | vs | |
| Clarkson University 3 over cap | 29 | $2.2M | $74,576 | 994 | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 3 over cap | 29 | $2.2M | $74,192 | 997 | vs | |
| Union College (New York) at cap | 26 | $1.7M | $63,805 | 990 | vs | |
| Cornell University 1 over cap | 27 | $1.5M | $55,327 | 988 | vs | |
| Harvard University at cap | 26 | $1.5M | $57,060 | 1000 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 2 | 24 | $1.4M | $56,450 | 991 | vs | |
| Yale University 6 over cap | 32 | $1.2M | $37,518 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 3 | 23 | $1.1M | $49,854 | 991 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 2 | 24 | $842k | $35,080 | 1000 | vs |
Every ECAC Hockey (Women's) women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked