NCAA · Women's Ice Hockey
Women's Ice Hockey programs
118 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
118
Programs
39 D1 · 5 D2 · 74 D3
3,019
Roster spots
last season
9,589
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 3
Odds of any NCAA spot · 31%
1 in 10 (10%) for Division I
26
D-I roster cap
10 of 39 programs over it last season
$2.1M
Median D-I budget
$75,202 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 women's ice 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 | 39 | 1,000 | $2.1M | $75k |
| Division II | 5 | 128 | $576k | $22k |
| Division III | 74 | 1,891 | $255k | $10k |
Division I roster cap 26 from 2025-26: last season 10 programs carried more, 7 were exactly at it and 22 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 31% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 3); 1 in 10 (10%) 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 | The Ohio State University Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | $4M | 22 | 980 | |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | $4M | 24 | 987 | |
| 3 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | $3.7M | 26 | 992 | |
| 4 | Boston University Hockey East Association (Women's) | $3.1M | 25 | 997 | |
| 5 | Northeastern University Hockey East Association (Women's) | $3.1M | 29 | 997 | |
| 6 | Providence College Hockey East Association (Women's) | $3M | 25 | 986 | |
| 7 | Boston College Hockey East Association (Women's) | $3M | 27 | 996 | |
| 8 | Syracuse University Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | $2.7M | 24 | 993 | |
| 9 | Pennsylvania State University Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | $2.7M | 22 | 997 | |
| 10 | St. Lawrence University ECAC Hockey (Women's) | $2.7M | 25 | 997 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown University ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 1000 | 24 | $842k | |
| 2 | College of the Holy Cross Hockey East Association (Women's) | 1000 | 26 | $2.2M | |
| 3 | Harvard University ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 1000 | 26 | $1.5M | |
| 4 | Sacred Heart University New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 1000 | 35 | $1.3M | |
| 5 | Yale University ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 1000 | 32 | $1.2M | |
| 6 | Boston University Hockey East Association (Women's) | 997 | 25 | $3.1M | |
| 7 | Northeastern University Hockey East Association (Women's) | 997 | 29 | $3.1M | |
| 8 | Pennsylvania State University Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 997 | 22 | $2.7M | |
| 9 | Quinnipiac University ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 997 | 25 | $2.6M | |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 997 | 29 | $2.2M |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colgate University ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 4 | 993 | |
| 2 | Pennsylvania State University Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 4 | 997 | |
| 3 | The Ohio State University Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 4 | 980 | |
| 4 | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 4 | — | |
| 5 | Princeton University ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 3 | 991 | |
| 6 | Stonehill College New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 3 | — | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota Duluth Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 3 | 990 | |
| 8 | Brown University ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 2 | 1000 | |
| 9 | Dartmouth College ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 2 | 991 | |
| 10 | Syracuse University Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 2 | 993 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | $14,216 | 24 | 987 | |
| 2 | St. Cloud State University Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | $14,648 | 26 | 981 | |
| 3 | Bemidji State University Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | $16,349 | 27 | 992 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | $16,730 | 26 | 992 | |
| 5 | Minnesota State University, Mankato Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | $17,227 | 25 | — | |
| 6 | Dartmouth College ECAC Hockey (Women's) | $17,322 | 24 | 991 | |
| 7 | University of Delaware Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | $17,716 | — | — | |
| 8 | Harvard University ECAC Hockey (Women's) | $17,900 | 26 | 1000 | |
| 9 | University of Maine Hockey East Association (Women's) | $18,237 | 24 | 981 | |
| 10 | Lindenwood University Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | $18,698 | 25 | — |
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