Hockey Scholarships & Chances of Playing in College

189 US Colleges sponsor varsity Hockey teams:

		# of teams		Total Athletes		Average team size		Scholarship limit		Average Scholarship
Division	# of Schools	Men's	Women's	Men	Women	Men's	Women's	Men	Women	Men	Women
NCAA I	64	63	39	1,834	1,006	29	26	18	18	17,402	16,914
NCAA II	13	13	7	398	189	31	27	13.5	18	5,465	6,541
NCAA III	93	90	75	2,721	1,888	30	25	-	-
NAIA	13	13	8	484	132	37	17
Other	6	6	2	149	41	25	21
Totals	189	185	131	5,586	3,255	30	25

Hockey is an equivalency sport for NCAA scholarship purposes, so partial scholarships can be awarded (up to 30 per team in NCAA Division I) and meet the limit per school. For example, an NCAA Division I school can award 27 players each a 2/3 scholarship and still meet the limit of 18 per school. Hockey teams at most NCAA II member schools compete at the NCAA I level. NAIA and several NCAA schools with varsity level hockey programs compete in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) which is composed primarily of club programs.

* Average Athletic Scholarship is the average annual amount of athletically related student aid per athlete for ALL varsity sports sponsored by the specific school. Some athletes receive full awards, some receive partial and many receive none. Additionally some sports within a school may be fully funded, some partially and some sports provide no athletic scholarships.

US Colleges & Universities sponsoring varsity Hockey teams:

Hover over individual states on the map below to see how many schools sponsor varsity hockey programs. The following table has information on each sponsoring school and links to all 189 team sites.

Schools sponsoring varsity Hockey teams 2024-25

US Colleges with varsity Hockey teams 2024-25	City / Campus	State	Division	Teams

University of Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage	AK	NCAA I	M
University of Alaska Fairbanks	Fairbanks	AK	NCAA I	M
Arizona State University	Tempe	AZ	NCAA I	M
Colorado College	Colorado Springs	CO	NCAA I	M
Colorado Mesa University	Grand Junction	CO	NCAA II	M
U.S. Air Force Academy	Colorado Springs	CO	NCAA I	M
University of Denver	Denver	CO	NCAA I	M
Albertus Magnus College	New Haven	CT	NCAA III	M	W
Connecticut College	New London	CT	NCAA III	M	W
Post University	Waterbury	CT	NCAA II	M	W
Quinnipiac University	Hamden	CT	NCAA I	M	W
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield	CT	NCAA I	M	W
Trinity College	Hartford	CT	NCAA III	M	W
University of Connecticut	Storrs	CT	NCAA I	M	W
Wesleyan University	Middletown	CT	NCAA III	M	W
Yale University	New Haven	CT	NCAA I	M	W
Dordt College	Sioux Center	IA	NAIA	M
Waldorf University	Forest City	IA	NAIA	M
Aurora University	Aurora	IL	NCAA III	M	W
Lake Forest College	Lake Forest	IL	NCAA III	M	W
McKendree University	Lebanon	IL	ACHA	M	W
Roosevelt University	Chicago	IL	NAIA II	M	W
Indiana Institute of Technology	Fort Wayne	IN	ACHA	M	W
Purdue University Northwest	Westville	IN	ACHA	M
Trine University	Angola	IN	NCAA III	M	W
University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame	IN	NCAA I	M
American International College	Springfield	MA	NCAA I	M
Amherst College	Amherst	MA	NCAA III	M	W
Anna Maria College	Paxton	MA	NCAA III	M	W
Assumption College	Worcester	MA	NCAA II	M	W
Babson College	Wellesley	MA	NCAA III	M
Bentley University	Waltham	MA	NCAA I	M
Boston College	Chestnut Hill	MA	NCAA I	M	W
Boston University	Boston	MA	NCAA I	M	W
Curry College	Milton	MA	NCAA III	M	W
Endicott College	Beverly	MA	NCAA III	M	W
Fitchburg State University	Fitchburg	MA	NCAA III	M
Framingham State University	Framingham	MA	NCAA III	M
Harvard University	Cambridge	MA	NCAA I	M	W
Holy Cross	Worcester	MA	NCAA I	M	W
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	North Adams	MA	NCAA III	M	W
Merrimack College	North Andover	MA	NCAA I	M	W
Nichols College	Dudley	MA	NCAA III	M	W
Northeastern University	Boston	MA	NCAA I	M	W
Quincy College	Quincy	MA	NJCAA	M
Salem State University	Salem	MA	NCAA III	M	W
Stonehill College	Easton	MA	NCAA I	M	W
Suffolk University	Boston	MA	NCAA III	M	W
Tufts University	Medford	MA	NCAA III	M
Univ of Massachusetts-Boston	Boston	MA	NCAA III	M	W
Univ of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	North Dartmouth	MA	NCAA III	M
Univ of Massachusetts-Lowell	Lowell	MA	NCAA I	M
University of Massachusetts	Amherst	MA	NCAA I	M
Wentworth Institute of Technology	Boston	MA	NCAA III	M
Western New England University	Springfield	MA	NCAA III	M	W
Westfield State University	Westfield	MA	NCAA III	M
Williams College	Williamstown	MA	NCAA III	M	W
Worcester State University	Worcester	MA	NCAA III	M	W
Stevenson University	Stevenson	MD	NCAA III	M	W
Bowdoin College	Brunswick	ME	NCAA III	M	W
Central Maine CC	Auburn	ME	USCAA	M
Colby College	Waterville	ME	NCAA III	M	W
Thomas College	Waterville	ME	ACHA	M
University of Maine	Orono	ME	NCAA I	M	W
University of New England	Biddeford	ME	NCAA III	M	W
University of Southern Maine	Portland	ME	NCAA III	M	W
Adrian College	Adrian	MI	NCAA III	M	W
Aquinas College	Grand Rapids	MI	ACHA	M	W
Calvin College	Grand Rapids	MI	ACHA	M
Cleary University	Howell	MI	NAIA	M
Concordia University-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	MI	NAIA	M	W
Ferris State University	Big Rapids	MI	NCAA I	M
Finlandia University	Hancock	MI	NCAA III	M	W
Hope College	Holland	MI	ACHA	M
Lake Superior State University	Sault Ste Marie	MI	NCAA I	M
Lawrence Technological University	Southfield	MI	ACHA	M	W
Michigan State University	East Lansing	MI	NCAA I	M
Michigan Technological University	Houghton	MI	NCAA I	M
Northern Michigan University	Marquette	MI	NCAA I	M
Rochester College	Rochester Hills	MI	ACHA	M
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	MI	NCAA I	M
University of Michigan-Dearborn	Dearborn	MI	ACHA	M	W
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo	MI	NCAA I	M
Augsburg College	Minneapolis	MN	NCAA III	M	W
Bemidji State University	Bemidji	MN	NCAA I	M	W
Bethel University	Saint Paul	MN	NCAA III	M	W
College of Saint Benedict	St. Joseph	MN	NCAA III		W
College of Saint Scholastica	Duluth	MN	NCAA III	M	W
Concordia College at Moorhead	Moorhead	MN	NCAA III	M	W
Gustavus Adolphus College	Saint Peter	MN	NCAA III	M	W
Hamline University	Saint Paul	MN	NCAA III	M	W
Minnesota State University-Mankato	Mankato	MN	NCAA I	M	W
Saint Cloud State University	Saint Cloud	MN	NCAA I	M	W
Saint John's University	Collegeville	MN	NCAA III	M
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	Winona	MN	NCAA III	M	W
St Catherine University	Saint Paul	MN	NCAA III		W
St Olaf College	Northfield	MN	NCAA III	M	W
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	MN	NCAA I	M	W
University of Minnesota-Duluth	Duluth	MN	NCAA I	M	W
University of St Thomas	Saint Paul	MN	NCAA I	M	W
Lindenwood University	Saint Charles	MO	NCAA I	M	W
University of Providence	Great Falls	MT	NAIA	M
Dakota College at Bottineau	Bottineau	ND	ACHA	M	W
Minot State University	Minot	ND	NCAA II	M	W
University of Jamestown	Jamestown	ND	ACHA	M	W
University of Mary	Bismarck	ND	NCAA II	M
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	ND	NCAA I	M
Williston State College	Williston	ND	ACHA	M
Midland University	Fremont	NE	ACHA	M	W
University of Nebraska at Omaha	Omaha	NE	NCAA I	M
Dartmouth College	Hanover	NH	NCAA I	M	W
Franklin Pierce University	Rindge	NH	NCAA II	M	W
New England College	Henniker	NH	NCAA III	M	W
Plymouth State University	Plymouth	NH	NCAA III	M	W
Rivier University	Nashua	NH	NCAA III	M	W
Saint Anselm College	Manchester	NH	NCAA II	M	W
Southern New Hampshire Univ	Manchester	NH	NCAA II	M
University of New Hampshire	Durham	NH	NCAA I	M	W
Princeton University	Princeton	NJ	NCAA I	M	W
Buffalo State College	Buffalo	NY	NCAA III	M	W
Canisius College	Buffalo	NY	NCAA I	M
Clarkson University	Potsdam	NY	NCAA I	M	W
Colgate University	Hamilton	NY	NCAA I	M	W
Cornell University	Ithaca	NY	NCAA I	M	W
Elmira College	Elmira	NY	NCAA III	M	W
Erie Community College	Buffalo	NY	ACHA	M
Hamilton College	Clinton	NY	NCAA III	M	W
Hilbert College	Hamburg	NY	NCAA III		W
Hobart William Smith Colleges	Geneva	NY	NCAA III	M	W
Long Island University	Brooklyn	NY	NCAA I	M	W
Manhattanville College	Purchase	NY	NCAA III	M	W
Nazareth College	Rochester	NY	NCAA III	M	W
Niagara University	Niagara University	NY	NCAA I	M
Paul Smith's College	Paul Smiths	NY	USCAA	M	W
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy	NY	NCAA I	M	W
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester	NY	NCAA I	M	W
Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs	NY	NCAA III	M
St Lawrence University	Canton	NY	NCAA I	M	W
St. Thomas Aquinas College	Sparkill	NY	NCAA II	M
SUNY at Fredonia	Fredonia	NY	NCAA III	M
SUNY College at Brockport	Brockport	NY	NCAA III	M
SUNY College at Canton	Canton	NY	NCAA III	M	W
SUNY College at Cortland	Cortland	NY	NCAA III	M	W
SUNY College at Geneseo	Geneseo	NY	NCAA III	M
SUNY College at Oswego	Oswego	NY	NCAA III	M	W
SUNY College at Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh	NY	NCAA III	M	W
SUNY College at Potsdam	Potsdam	NY	NCAA III	M	W
SUNY Morrisville	Morrisville	NY	NCAA III	M	W
Syracuse University	Syracuse	NY	NCAA I		W
U.S. Military Academy	West Point	NY	NCAA I	M
Union College	Schenectady	NY	NCAA I	M	W
Utica College	Utica	NY	NCAA III	M	W
Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green	OH	NCAA I	M
Miami University	Oxford	OH	NCAA I	M
Ohio State University	Columbus	OH	NCAA I	M	W
Alvernia University	Reading	PA	NCAA III	M	W
Arcadia University	Glenside	PA	NCAA III	M	W
Bryn Athyn College	Bryn Athyn	PA	ACHA	M
Chatham University	Pittsburgh	PA	NCAA III	M	W
King's College	Wilkes-Barre	PA	NCAA III	M	W
Lebanon Valley College	Annville	PA	NCAA III	M	W
Mercyhurst University	Erie	PA	NCAA I	M	W
Neumann University	Aston	PA	NCAA III	M	W
Pennsylvania State University	University Park	PA	NCAA I	M	W
Robert Morris University	Moon Township	PA	NCAA I	M	W
Wilkes University	Wilkes-Barre	PA	NCAA III	M	W
Brown University	Providence	RI	NCAA I	M	W
Johnson & Wales University	Providence	RI	NCAA III	M	W
Providence College	Providence	RI	NCAA I	M	W
Salve Regina University	Newport	RI	NCAA III	M	W
Augustana University	Sioux Falls	SD	NCAA II	M	W
East Texas Baptist University	Marshall	TX	NCAA III	M
Castleton University	Castleton	VT	NCAA III	M	W
Middlebury College	Middlebury	VT	NCAA III	M	W
Norwich University	Northfield	VT	NCAA III	M	W
Saint Michael's College	Colchester	VT	NCAA II	M	W
University of Vermont	Burlington	VT	NCAA I	M	W
Concordia University-Wisconsin	Mequon	WI	NCAA III	M	W
Lawrence University	Appleton	WI	NCAA III	M	W
Marian University	Fond Du Lac	WI	NCAA III	M	W
Milwaukee School of Engineering	Milwaukee	WI	NCAA III	M	W
Northland College	Ashland	WI	NCAA III	M	W
St. Norbert College	De Pere	WI	NCAA III	M	W
Univ of Wisconsin- Eau Claire	Eau Claire	WI	NCAA III	M	W
Univ of Wisconsin-River Falls	River Falls	WI	NCAA III	M	W
Univ of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Stevens Point	WI	NCAA III	M	W
Univ of Wisconsin-Stout	Menomonie	WI	NCAA III	M
Univ of Wisconsin-Superior	Superior	WI	NCAA III	M	W
University of Wisconsin	Madison	WI	NCAA I	M	W

# of Schools with varsity Hockey teams by State:

# of Schools with varsity Hockey teams by State 2022-23	Total	NCAA I	NCAA II	NCAA III	ACHA
New York	33	12	1	18	2
Massachusetts	32	11	1	19	1
Michigan	17	7		3	7
Minnesota	17	6		11
Wisconsin	12	1		11
Pennsylvania	11	3		8
Connecticut	9	4	1	4
New Hampshire	8	2	3	3
Maine	7	1		5	1
North Dakota	6	1	2	1	2
Vermont	5	1	1	3
Colorado	4	3	1
Illinois	4			2	2
Indiana	4	1	2	1
Rhode Island	4	2		2
Ohio	3	3
Alaska	2	2
Iowa	2				2
Nebraska	2	1			1
Arizona	1	1
Maryland	1			1
Missouri	1	1
Montana	1				1
New Jersey	1	1
South Dakota	1		1
Texas	1			1
Totals	189	64	13	93	19

Do you have the skills to play College Hockey?

What level of player are coaches looking for and who are you competing with for a roster spot? A good way to get an idea is to look at the high-school bios of players currently on the roster of schools that interest you.