by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Rutgers New Brunswick plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Rutgers New Brunswick men’s lacrosse team fields 51 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 153. Academic data covers 181 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Rutgers New Brunswick women’s lacrosse team carries 36 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 125. The NCAA tracked 137 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Rutgers New Brunswick fields 87 lacrosse athletes — 51 on the men’s side and 36 on the women’s.
Of the 18 varsity sports Rutgers New Brunswick sponsors, lacrosse ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Brian Brecht.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Melissa Lehman.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 18 sports, lacrosse sits #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Rutgers New Brunswick men’s lacrosse program reported $2,890,534 in revenue against $2,890,534 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $10,857 in operating expense per athlete, or $553,723 per team.
The Rutgers New Brunswick women’s lacrosse program reported $2,280,514 in revenue against $2,280,514 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $9,313 in operating expense per athlete, or $335,278 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $2,890,534 to the women’s $2,280,514 in revenue.
Against the school’s 18 sports, lacrosse sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 97%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 990 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 97% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, lacrosse sits above average at 995.
If Rutgers New Brunswick earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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