NCAA · Field Hockey
Field Hockey programs
264 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
264
Programs
79 D1 · 32 D2 · 153 D3
6,399
Roster spots
last season
50,764
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 8
Odds of any NCAA spot · 13%
1 in 25 (4.0%) for Division I
27
D-I roster cap
12 of 79 programs over it last season
$1.2M
Median D-I budget
$48,983 per player
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for field hockey. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | June 15, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | June 15, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | June 15, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | June 15, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 79 | 2,046 | $1.2M | $49k |
| Division II | 32 | 889 | $333k | $14k |
| Division III | 153 | 3,464 | $142k | $7k |
Division I roster cap 27 from 2025-26: last season 12 programs carried more, 9 were exactly at it and 58 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 13% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 8); 1 in 25 (4.0%) in Division I. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.7M | 25 | 1000 | |
| 2 | Northwestern University Big Ten Conference | $2.6M | 26 | 1000 | |
| 3 | Duke University Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.5M | 27 | 996 | |
| 4 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Big Ten Conference | $2.3M | 26 | 997 | |
| 5 | University of Michigan Big Ten Conference | $2.3M | 28 | 993 | |
| 6 | University of Iowa Big Ten Conference | $2.3M | 26 | 978 | |
| 7 | The Ohio State University Big Ten Conference | $2.2M | 35 | 988 | |
| 8 | Wake Forest University Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.2M | 26 | 1000 | |
| 9 | Syracuse University Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.2M | 26 | 973 | |
| 10 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.1M | 26 | 986 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston University Patriot League | 1000 | 29 | $1.8M | |
| 2 | Bucknell University Patriot League | 1000 | 25 | $1.4M | |
| 3 | Colgate University Patriot League | 1000 | 27 | $877k | |
| 4 | Columbia University-Barnard College The Ivy League | 1000 | 19 | $377k | |
| 5 | Dartmouth College The Ivy League | 1000 | 23 | $441k | |
| 6 | Davidson College Atlantic 10 Conference | 1000 | 25 | $634k | |
| 7 | Georgetown University BIG EAST Conference | 1000 | 24 | $390k | |
| 8 | Hofstra University Coastal Athletic Association | 1000 | 27 | $1.1M | |
| 9 | Indiana University, Bloomington Big Ten Conference | 1000 | 29 | $1.7M | |
| 10 | Longwood University Mid-American Conference | 1000 | 22 | $596k |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Louis University Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | 986 | |
| 2 | Columbia University-Barnard College The Ivy League | 8 | 1000 | |
| 3 | Merrimack College Northeast Conference | 8 | — | |
| 4 | Bellarmine University Mid-American Conference | 7 | — | |
| 5 | Long Island University Northeast Conference | 6 | — | |
| 6 | University at Albany America East Conference | 6 | 976 | |
| 7 | University of Maine America East Conference | 6 | 987 | |
| 8 | Longwood University Mid-American Conference | 5 | 1000 | |
| 9 | Mercyhurst University Northeast Conference | 5 | — | |
| 10 | Queens University of Charlotte Independent | 5 | — |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio University Mid-American Conference | $3,897 | — | — | |
| 2 | Kent State University Mid-American Conference | $10,502 | — | — | |
| 3 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Atlantic Coast Conference | $11,140 | 26 | 986 | |
| 4 | Miami University (Ohio) Mid-American Conference | $12,407 | — | — | |
| 5 | Ball State University Mid-American Conference | $13,017 | 24 | 984 | |
| 6 | Appalachian State University Mid-American Conference | $14,712 | 25 | 992 | |
| 7 | Towson University Coastal Athletic Association | $15,064 | 31 | 989 | |
| 8 | Central Michigan University Mid-American Conference | $15,826 | 31 | 991 | |
| 9 | University of Maryland, College Park Big Ten Conference | $15,833 | 27 | 989 | |
| 10 | Old Dominion University BIG EAST Conference | $16,150 | 26 | 983 |
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