by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Lacrosse at Lake Forest College, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Lake Forest is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of Midwest Conference.
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The Lake Forest men’s lacrosse team lists 55 student athletes.
The Lake Forest women’s lacrosse team carries 22 players.
Between the two teams, Lake Forest fields 77 lacrosse athletes — 55 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Lake Forest sponsors, lacrosse sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Philip Dodson.
The women’s lacrosse program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Casey Ryan.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lake Forest men’s lacrosse program generated $188,335 in revenue against $188,335 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $1,794 in operating expense per athlete, or $98,693 per team.
The Lake Forest women’s lacrosse program reported $138,553 in revenue against $138,553 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,168 in operating expense per athlete, or $47,692 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $188,335 to the women’s $138,553 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Lake Forest places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.