Here we dig into Lacrosse at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UNC Chapel Hill competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The UNC Chapel Hill men’s lacrosse team carries 54 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 148. Academic data covers 177 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNC Chapel Hill women’s lacrosse team carries 42 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 110. Academic data covers 131 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UNC Chapel Hill carries 96 lacrosse athletes — 54 on the men’s side and 42 on the women’s.
Of the 19 varsity sports UNC Chapel Hill reports, lacrosse comes in at #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 Joe Breschi.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jenny Levy.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 19 sports, lacrosse ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNC Chapel Hill men’s lacrosse program reported $1,446,611 in revenue against $2,018,912 in expenses, a net loss of $572,301. That works out to about $7,473 in operating expense per athlete, or $403,534 per team.
The UNC Chapel Hill women’s lacrosse program brought in $1,943,499 in revenue against $2,681,867 in expenses, a net loss of $738,368. That works out to about $19,165 in operating expense per athlete, or $804,937 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $1,446,611 to the women’s $1,943,499 in revenue.
Against the school’s 19 sports, lacrosse sits #4 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 999 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 998 (1000 on a multi-year basis) 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 999 and the women 998, with graduation success rates of 92% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, lacrosse comes in above the pack at 998.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.