by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Lacrosse at Hofstra University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Hofstra is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The Hofstra men’s lacrosse team lists 46 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 126. The NCAA tracked 153 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team carries 33 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 111. Academic data covers 127 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Hofstra fields 79 lacrosse athletes — 46 on the men’s side and 33 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Hofstra reports, lacrosse ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Seth Tierney.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Shannon Smith.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 13 sports, lacrosse ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Hofstra men’s lacrosse program generated $2,005,322 in revenue against $2,005,322 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $7,048 in operating expense per athlete, or $324,189 per team.
The Hofstra women’s lacrosse program brought in $1,560,244 in revenue against $1,560,244 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $4,956 in operating expense per athlete, or $163,564 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $2,005,322 to the women’s $1,560,244 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, lacrosse ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (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.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 987 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 96% and 95% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 992, lacrosse sits above average at 994.
If Hofstra 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.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.