by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Lafayette College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Lafayette plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Patriot League.
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The Lafayette men’s lacrosse team lists 54 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 95. Academic data covers 98 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Lafayette women’s lacrosse team carries 41 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 122. The most recent cohort included 126 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Lafayette fields 95 lacrosse athletes — 54 on the men’s side and 41 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports Lafayette reports, lacrosse comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Patrick Myers.
The women’s lacrosse program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Katie McConnell.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 16 sports, lacrosse sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lafayette men’s lacrosse program generated $2,034,836 in revenue against $2,034,836 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $5,981 in operating expense per athlete, or $322,963 per team.
The Lafayette women’s lacrosse program reported $1,663,368 in revenue against $1,663,368 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $3,267 in operating expense per athlete, or $133,943 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $2,034,836 to the women’s $1,663,368 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, lacrosse sits #3 by revenue, or about 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (992 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 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 997 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 997, lacrosse grades out ahead at 998.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.