by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Lacrosse at University of Denver, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. DU plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of The Summit League.
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The DU men’s lacrosse team lists 50 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 145. The NCAA tracked 174 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The DU women’s lacrosse team fields 34 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 103. The most recent cohort included 130 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, DU fields 84 lacrosse athletes — 50 on the men’s side and 34 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports DU sponsors, lacrosse comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Matt Brown.
The women’s lacrosse program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Liza Kelly.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 12 sports, lacrosse ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The DU men’s lacrosse program brought in $2,568,329 in revenue against $2,568,329 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $12,356 in operating expense per athlete, or $617,811 per team.
The DU women’s lacrosse program generated $2,521,155 in revenue against $2,521,155 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $17,564 in operating expense per athlete, or $597,169 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $2,568,329 to the women’s $2,521,155 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, lacrosse ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (963 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 87%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (979 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 975 and the women 994, with graduation success rates of 87% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 981, lacrosse grades out ahead at 984.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.