by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Howard University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Howard is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf..
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The Howard women’s lacrosse team lists 34 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 62. The NCAA tracked 103 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 14 varsity sports Howard sponsors, lacrosse ranks #6 by total roster size.
The women’s lacrosse program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Karen Healy-Silcott.
Across the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse sits #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Howard women’s lacrosse program generated $693,634 in revenue against $693,634 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $1,767 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,084 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, lacrosse ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s lacrosse team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 970, lacrosse matches the average at 970.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.