by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Lacrosse at Boston University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Boston U competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Patriot League.
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The Boston U men’s lacrosse team fields 58 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 153. The NCAA tracked 190 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Boston U women’s lacrosse team lists 30 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 109. The most recent cohort included 120 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Boston U fields 88 lacrosse athletes — 58 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Boston U sponsors, lacrosse ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Ryan Polley.
The women’s lacrosse program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Lauren Morton.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Boston U men’s lacrosse program reported $2,215,909 in revenue against $2,215,909 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $6,398 in operating expense per athlete, or $371,083 per team.
The Boston U women’s lacrosse program generated $1,726,940 in revenue against $1,726,940 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $5,621 in operating expense per athlete, or $168,632 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,215,909 to the women’s $1,726,940 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse sits #5 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 97%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 992 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 95% and 97% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, lacrosse sits above average at 996.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.