by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Lacrosse at Cornell University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Cornell is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Cornell men’s lacrosse team lists 53 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 169. The NCAA tracked 206 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Cornell women’s lacrosse team fields 43 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 121. The most recent cohort included 157 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Cornell carries 96 lacrosse athletes — 53 on the men’s side and 43 on the women’s.
Of the 24 varsity sports Cornell reports, lacrosse ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Connor Buczek.
The women’s lacrosse program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Jenny Graap.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 24 sports, lacrosse sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cornell men’s lacrosse program brought in $1,759,746 in revenue against $1,759,746 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $6,916 in operating expense per athlete, or $366,548 per team.
The Cornell women’s lacrosse program brought in $1,251,908 in revenue against $963,632 in expenses, a net profit of $288,276. That works out to about $4,527 in operating expense per athlete, or $194,679 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,759,746 to the women’s $1,251,908 in revenue.
Among the school’s 24 sports, lacrosse sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (996 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 985 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, lacrosse trails the average at 987.
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