Amherst College Women's Lacrosse
Amherst College fields a women's lacrosse team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, above the median of 22, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $388,998, well above the median of $148k — $12,548 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III women's lacrosse programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 257 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$388,998 for the year
- Operating expenses$83,967 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,548 division median $6,471
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$68,244 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke O'Brien head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school lacrosse players99,292 2024-25
- Division III roster spots5,901 257 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 17 5.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; the women's lacrosse recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $388,998 $12,548 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $68,244
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,280
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 32 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Amherst College
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 1 | 37 | $1.4M | 998 | 58% | |
| Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 20% | |
| Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 38% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 16 | 13 | $35k | — | 88% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 18 | 25 | $210k | — | 83% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 18 | 12 | $353k | — | 97% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 19 | 34 | $249k | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 25 | $85k | — | 81% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 22 | $139k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 32 | $424k | — | 87% | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | 19 | $124k | — | 42% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 37 | 20 | $199k | — | 90% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby College | 45 | $610k | $13,547 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 35 | $424k | $12,115 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 31 | $389k | $12,548 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 34 | $388k | $11,426 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 32 | $309k | $9,645 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | 31 | $306k | $9,868 | — | vs | |
| Hamilton College | 32 | $305k | $9,546 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 22 | $286k | $12,989 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 31 | $272k | $8,764 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 21 | $195k | $9,305 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every New England Small College Athletic Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked