by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Virginia Tech is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Virginia Tech women’s lacrosse team carries 33 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 143. The most recent cohort included 140 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 15 varsity sports Virginia Tech sponsors, lacrosse sits at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s lacrosse program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kristen Skiera.
Across the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Virginia Tech women’s lacrosse program brought in $426,202 in revenue against $2,240,397 in expenses, a net loss of $1,814,195. That works out to about $20,567 in operating expense per athlete, or $678,697 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse sits #9 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s lacrosse team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (979 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 984, lacrosse sits above average at 1000.
When Virginia Tech places on one of our 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.