by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Lacrosse at Villanova University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Villanova plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of BIG EAST Conference.
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The Villanova men’s lacrosse team fields 47 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 120. The most recent cohort included 172 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Villanova women’s lacrosse team fields 47 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 143. The most recent cohort included 172 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Villanova carries 94 lacrosse athletes — 47 on the men’s side and 47 on the women’s.
Of the 17 varsity sports Villanova reports, lacrosse ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Michael Corrado.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Jill Batcheller.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 17 sports, lacrosse ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Villanova men’s lacrosse program reported $2,014,106 in revenue against $2,014,106 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $7,827 in operating expense per athlete, or $367,847 per team.
The Villanova women’s lacrosse program generated $1,932,821 in revenue against $1,932,821 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $7,567 in operating expense per athlete, or $355,660 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,014,106 to the women’s $1,932,821 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, lacrosse sits #4 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s lacrosse team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s lacrosse team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 999 (998 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 999, with graduation success rates of 93% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 996, lacrosse grades out ahead at 1000.
When Villanova 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.