by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Lacrosse at Robert Morris University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. RMU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Horizon League.
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The RMU men’s lacrosse team lists 51 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 152. The NCAA tracked 171 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The RMU women’s lacrosse team fields 28 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 105. Academic data covers 113 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, RMU carries 79 lacrosse athletes — 51 on the men’s side and 28 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports RMU sponsors, lacrosse comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Craig McDonald.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Courtney Grove.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 12 sports, lacrosse ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The RMU men’s lacrosse program generated $907,995 in revenue against $907,995 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $2,578 in operating expense per athlete, or $131,474 per team.
The RMU women’s lacrosse program reported $755,181 in revenue against $755,181 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $2,772 in operating expense per athlete, or $77,605 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $907,995 to the women’s $755,181 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, lacrosse sits #4 by revenue, accounting for 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (998 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 992 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 94% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 983, lacrosse grades out ahead at 992.
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