by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at University of Virginia-Main Campus, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. University of Virginia competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The University of Virginia men’s lacrosse team lists 50 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 163. The NCAA tracked 142 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The University of Virginia women’s lacrosse team fields 36 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 114. The NCAA tracked 124 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, University of Virginia carries 86 lacrosse athletes — 50 on the men’s side and 36 on the women’s.
Among the 18 varsity sports University of Virginia sponsors, 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 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kevin Cassese.
The women’s lacrosse program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Sonia LaMonica.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 18 sports, lacrosse ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The University of Virginia men’s lacrosse program reported $2,700,544 in revenue against $2,700,544 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $10,645 in operating expense per athlete, or $532,232 per team.
The University of Virginia women’s lacrosse program generated $2,179,867 in revenue against $2,179,867 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $12,034 in operating expense per athlete, or $433,232 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $2,700,544 to the women’s $2,179,867 in revenue.
Against the school’s 18 sports, lacrosse sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (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 996 and the women 996, with graduation success rates of 95% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, lacrosse grades out ahead at 996.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.