by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Lacrosse at Fairfield University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Fairfield U is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Fairfield U men’s lacrosse team fields 55 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 139. The NCAA tracked 195 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Fairfield U women’s lacrosse team lists 33 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 89. The most recent cohort included 96 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Fairfield U carries 88 lacrosse athletes — 55 on the men’s side and 33 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Fairfield U reports, lacrosse ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Andrew Baxter.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Laura Field.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Fairfield U men’s lacrosse program brought in $1,810,357 in revenue against $1,810,357 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $4,517 in operating expense per athlete, or $248,410 per team.
The Fairfield U women’s lacrosse program generated $1,180,306 in revenue against $1,180,306 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $7,404 in operating expense per athlete, or $244,318 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,810,357 to the women’s $1,180,306 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse sits #2 by revenue, or about 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (972 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 988 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 90% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 993, lacrosse lands below the pack at 990.
When Fairfield U earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.