by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Lacrosse at Harvard University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Harvard is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Harvard men’s lacrosse team carries 54 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 140. Academic data covers 178 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Harvard women’s lacrosse team carries 29 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 104. The NCAA tracked 121 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Harvard fields 83 lacrosse athletes — 54 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Among the 24 varsity sports Harvard sponsors, lacrosse comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Gerrie Byrne.
The women’s lacrosse program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Devon Wills.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 24 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 Harvard men’s lacrosse program brought in $1,363,529 in revenue against $1,363,529 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $6,272 in operating expense per athlete, or $338,710 per team.
The Harvard women’s lacrosse program generated $1,093,866 in revenue against $1,093,866 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $8,013 in operating expense per athlete, or $232,364 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $1,363,529 to the women’s $1,093,866 in revenue.
Against the school’s 24 sports, lacrosse sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 and a Graduation Success Rate of 97%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 998 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 996 and the women 998, with graduation success rates of 97% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, lacrosse sits above average at 997.
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