by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Towson University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Towson is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The Towson men’s lacrosse team lists 49 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 181. Academic data covers 172 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Towson women’s lacrosse team carries 32 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 125. The most recent cohort included 125 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Towson fields 81 lacrosse athletes — 49 on the men’s side and 32 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports Towson sponsors, lacrosse ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Shawn Nadelen.
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. Leading the program is Kristen Carr.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 16 sports, lacrosse sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Towson men’s lacrosse program brought in $1,693,505 in revenue against $1,693,505 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $4,393 in operating expense per athlete, or $215,272 per team.
The Towson women’s lacrosse program generated $1,112,779 in revenue against $1,112,779 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $3,698 in operating expense per athlete, or $118,343 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $1,693,505 to the women’s $1,112,779 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, lacrosse ranks #3 by revenue, or about 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (998 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 985 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 95% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 984, lacrosse comes in above the pack at 992.
When Towson places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.