Division I · Patriot League
American University Women's Lacrosse
Washington, DC · the Eagles · American University overview
39
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 38
$1M
Team budget
44th percentile in Division I
$26,650
Per roster spot
median $34,440
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
47%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
American University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, above the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,039,359, about the median of $1.1M — $26,650 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (29 of 130 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 996, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,353,166 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,968 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#73Team budgetof 130 · Division I#87Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#20Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#1APRof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 38)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,039,359 for the year
- Operating expenses$134,908 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,650 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,353,166 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,968 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$101,199 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Teeters head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrea McTaggart | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jo Torres | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jason Frezza | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school lacrosse players99,292 2024-25
- Division I roster spots4,410 130 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 23 4.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →7,817undergraduates · 13,019 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →47%admitted · of 17,786 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3839
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,039,359 $26,650 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,353,166
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $101,199
Cost
Full picture →$40,189net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,543
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research American University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Lacrosse program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions47% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$40,189 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,817Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the District of Columbia Division II · East Coast Conference | 1 | 13 | $368k | — | — | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 2 | 35 | $2M | 1000 | 13% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 3 | 25 | $164k | — | 81% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 3 | 34 | $1.4M | 990 | 44% | |
| Howard University Division I · Northeast Conference | 4 | 34 | $694k | 983 | 35% | |
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | 35 | $262k | — | 84% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 9 | 34 | $2.2M | 994 | 45% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 14 | 25 | $975k | 997 | 89% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 30 | 33 | $1M | 978 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 33 | — | — | 996 | 9% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 37 | 39 | $2.1M | 990 | 8% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 38 | 38 | $248k | — | 83% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 8 | 30 | $1.7M | $57,564 | 995 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 3 over cap | 41 | $1.7M | $40,569 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland room for 9 | 29 | $1.6M | $55,137 | 1000 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 2 | 36 | $1.5M | $42,550 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 4 | 34 | $1.5M | $43,386 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 3 | 35 | $1.5M | $41,805 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 4 | 34 | $1.3M | $38,616 | 1000 | vs | |
| American University 1 over cap | 39 | $1M | $26,650 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs |
Every Patriot League women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked