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Best D3 Men's Ice Hockey Programs, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 87 D3 men's Ice Hockey programs by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.

Average aid across D3 men's Ice Hockey programs is $2,644 per athlete, with an average operating budget of $148,746, and rosters of about 29 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.

Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.

Programs
87
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$2,644
Avg. Op. Budget
$148,746

Top programs

Showing 10 of 87 programs.

1. Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
Aid/Athlete
$6,514
Op. Budget
$889,741
Recruiting
$22,677
2. Colby College
Waterville, ME
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$125,253
Recruiting
$6,717
3. Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$174,819
Recruiting
$7,484
Aid/Athlete
$3,685
Op. Budget
$577,578
Recruiting
$9,271
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$129,817
Recruiting
$12,946
6. Babson College
Wellesley, MA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$170,311
Recruiting
$7,853
Aid/Athlete
$4,035
Op. Budget
$457,084
Recruiting
$12,385
Aid/Athlete
$2,875
Op. Budget
$616,065
Recruiting
$12,761
9. Union College
Schenectady, NY
Aid/Athlete
$1,035
Op. Budget
$461,251
Recruiting
$10,857
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$106,605
Recruiting
$9,816

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