by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Nichols College, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Nichols plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Conference of New England.
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The Nichols men’s lacrosse team carries 40 student athletes.
The Nichols women’s lacrosse team lists 25 players.
Combined, Nichols carries 65 lacrosse athletes — 40 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Nichols sponsors, lacrosse comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Shayne Lynch.
The women’s lacrosse program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Will Mraz.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 15 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 Nichols men’s lacrosse program generated $244,190 in revenue against $259,828 in expenses, coming up short by $15,638. Per athlete, that is about $1,288 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,537 per team.
The Nichols women’s lacrosse program reported $150,479 in revenue against $121,419 in expenses, for a surplus of $29,060. This comes to about $1,235 in operating expense per athlete, or $30,870 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $244,190 to the women’s $150,479 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Nichols places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.