by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Lacrosse at Adelphi University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Adelphi plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of Northeast 10 Conference.
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The Adelphi men’s lacrosse team carries 50 players.
The Adelphi women’s lacrosse team carries 23 athletes.
Combined, Adelphi fields 73 lacrosse athletes — 50 on the men’s side and 23 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports Adelphi sponsors, lacrosse ranks #1 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 10 part-time. The head coach is Gordon Purdie.
The women’s lacrosse program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Pat McCabe.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 11 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 16 sports, lacrosse ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Adelphi men’s lacrosse program reported $832,911 in revenue against $832,911 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $4,532 in operating expense per athlete, or $226,602 per team.
The Adelphi women’s lacrosse program generated $570,755 in revenue against $570,755 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $5,066 in operating expense per athlete, or $116,514 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $832,911 to the women’s $570,755 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, lacrosse ranks #1 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Adelphi earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.