by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. MIT competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference.
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The MIT men’s lacrosse team fields 37 players.
The MIT women’s lacrosse team fields 24 athletes.
Between the two teams, MIT fields 61 lacrosse athletes — 37 on the men’s side and 24 on the women’s.
Of the 21 varsity sports MIT sponsors, lacrosse ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Tyler O'Keefe.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Anne Versprille.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 21 sports, lacrosse sits #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The MIT men’s lacrosse program brought in $141,905 in revenue against $141,905 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $1,766 in operating expense per athlete, or $65,338 per team.
The MIT women’s lacrosse program reported $111,767 in revenue against $111,767 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $2,062 in operating expense per athlete, or $49,489 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $141,905 to the women’s $111,767 in revenue.
Among the school’s 21 sports, lacrosse sits #9 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.