On this page we break down Lacrosse at Princeton University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Princeton competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Princeton men’s lacrosse team lists 51 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 156. Academic data covers 187 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Princeton women’s lacrosse team carries 33 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 112. The most recent cohort included 126 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Princeton fields 84 lacrosse athletes — 51 on the men’s side and 33 on the women’s.
Among the 22 varsity sports Princeton reports, lacrosse sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Matthew Madalon.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Jenn Cook.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 22 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 Princeton men’s lacrosse program brought in $1,494,625 in revenue against $1,494,625 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $9,718 in operating expense per athlete, or $495,634 per team.
The Princeton women’s lacrosse program generated $1,071,741 in revenue against $1,071,741 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $5,530 in operating expense per athlete, or $182,490 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,494,625 to the women’s $1,071,741 in revenue.
Among the school’s 22 sports, lacrosse ranks #5 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 98%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 995 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 98% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, lacrosse grades out ahead at 998.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.